# NTSB Accident MIA00FA201
> **Cessna 152** · 2000-07-04 · MURFREESBORO, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00FA201
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21529
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-04
- **Location:** MURFREESBORO, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.849369, -86.389083
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N89043
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's failure to maintain an airspeed above the aircraft's stall speed, which resulted in a stall/mush, and an inflight loss of control while maneuvering to return to a landing area during an emergency, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and collision with a residence, and the ground. Factors contributing to the accident were an improper flap setting, and the aircraft's gross weight being exceeded.

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