# NTSB Accident ATL89DMG02
> **CESSNA 172P** · 1989-01-24 · MOORESVILLE, NC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89DMG02
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27524
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-24
- **Location:** MOORESVILLE, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.569446, -80.810554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N98990
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND AT AN UNLIGHTED RUNWAY.

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