# NTSB Accident ATL03FA064
> **Cessna 172S** · 2003-03-21 · Monroe, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03FA064
- **Event ID:** 20030325X00386
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-21
- **Location:** Monroe, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.866664, -83.730552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N219ME
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedence of the design limits of the airplane, which resulted in the overload failure of the horizontal stabilizers, followed by the overload separation of the right wing and subsequent loss of control.

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