# NTSB Accident CHI03LA072
> **Beech V35** · 2003-02-18 · Sparta, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA072
- **Event ID:** 20030224X00255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-02-18
- **Location:** Sparta, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.128334, -85.677223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** V35
- **Registration:** N9439S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilots improper decision to fly into known adverse weather, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.  A contributing factor was airframe icing.

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