# NTSB Accident CHI89FA124
> **CESSNA 150L** · 1989-07-02 · SUGAR GROVE, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89FA124
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28754
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-02
- **Location:** SUGAR GROVE, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150L
- **Registration:** N16004
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED, AND A STALL/SPIN ENCOUNTERED WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THUNDERSTORM, PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING NOT OBTAINED AND POOR WEATHER EVALUATION BY THE PILOT.

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