# NTSB Accident CHI88FA162
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1988-07-10 · HOLLAND, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI88FA162
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26162
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-07-10
- **Location:** HOLLAND, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.76939, -86.100082
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N80943
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING AND LANDING FLARE PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE AND AVOID A SITUATION FROM WHICH IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE-DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AMOUNT OF POWER AVAILABLE FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE PRESENCE OF OBSTACLES IN THE FLIGHT PATH- TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND RATE OF CLIMB, RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT'S STALL/MUSH AND DESCENT INTO A WOODED RESIDENTIAL AREA.

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