# NTSB Accident FTW90FA171
> **CESSNA 320** · 1990-08-30 · CENTER, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW90FA171
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24006
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-30
- **Location:** CENTER, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.789426, -94.169898
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 320
- **Registration:** N377S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC) AND LACK OF QUALIFICATION/TRAINING IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE.

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