# NTSB Accident WPR13FA236
> **CESSNA 170B** · 2013-05-19 · Auburn, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA236
- **Event ID:** 20130519X61317
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-05-19
- **Location:** Auburn, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.955833, -121.070556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N2865C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during approach to landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent spin.

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