# NTSB Accident ATL02FA017
> **Beech BE-55** · 2001-12-12 · Montgomery, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL02FA017
- **Event ID:** 20011220X02427
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-12
- **Location:** Montgomery, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.285831, -86.366943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** BE-55
- **Registration:** N99DC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilots failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in instrument flight conditions resulting in an inadvertence stall/spin (vertical descent) and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

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