# NTSB Accident CHI03FA088
> **Cessna 182R** · 2003-03-22 · North English, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03FA088
- **Event ID:** 20030326X00396
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-22
- **Location:** North English, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.496665, -92.151664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182R
- **Registration:** N6211E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.  Contributing to the accident was the CFI's improper decision to attempt to takeoff from a short, grass taxiway instead of departing from a runway aligned with the prevailing winds, the short, grass taxiway, the crosswind, trees, and transmission wires.

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