# NTSB Accident MIA04FA007
> **Cessna 172N** · 2003-10-21 · Olive Branch, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA04FA007
- **Event ID:** 20031024X01811
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-21
- **Location:** Olive Branch, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.978332, -89.45333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N75510
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vso), which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with terrain. A factor in the accident was his failure to follow the airplane's operating checklist and retract the wing flaps for takeoff.

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