# NTSB Accident NYC90FA181
> **CESSNA 150L** · 1990-08-03 · PALMER TOWNSHIP, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90FA181
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24096
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-03
- **Location:** PALMER TOWNSHIP, PA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150L
- **Registration:** N18030
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE STUDENT PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN BUZZING A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND HIS LACK OF AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE.

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