# NTSB Accident SEA00FA095
> **Cessna 414** · 2000-05-31 · MONARCH, MT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00FA095
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21115
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-31
- **Location:** MONARCH, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.980735, -110.850593
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 414
- **Registration:** N5113G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot-in-command to ensure adequate airspeed for flight during a forced descent due to airframe icing, resulting in a stall.  Factors included:  freezing rain conditions, airframe icing, an improper decision by the pilot-in-command to turn toward mountainous terrain (where a turn toward lower and level terrain was a viable option), mountainous terrain, and insufficient altitude available for stall recovery.

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