# NTSB Accident CHI90FA040
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1989-12-09 · LINDEN, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90FA040
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29922
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-12-09
- **Location:** LINDEN, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.80941, -83.77993
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N1326U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED FOR FLIGHT. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE ABOVE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT.

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