# NTSB Accident IAD02FA086
> **Cessna 172S** · 2002-08-17 · Plainville, CT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD02FA086
- **Event ID:** 20020826X01459
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-17
- **Location:** Plainville, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.685276, -72.866668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N35073
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight engine compartment fire of unknown origin, and a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.  Also causal, was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn back to the airfield, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground.

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