# NTSB Accident WPR12FA230
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2012-05-26 · St. George, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12FA230
- **Event ID:** 20120527X21141
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-05-26
- **Location:** St. George, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.02, -113.517219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N953SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an aggressive pitch-up maneuver, which resulted in a low-altitude aerodynamic stall shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from alcohol consumption and an over-gross-weight airplane.

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