# NTSB Accident NYC00FA226
> **Cessna 172** · 2000-08-12 · DAVIS, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00FA226
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21823
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-12
- **Location:** DAVIS, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.129367, -79.460624
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N8874B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a takeoff with a tailwind, and a subsequent inadvertent stall.  Factors were a high gross weight, a high density altitude, and a tailwind.

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