# NTSB Accident CEN18FA024
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2017-11-04 · Hatch, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18FA024
- **Event ID:** 20171106X75233
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-04
- **Location:** Hatch, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.666389, -107.214447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N251CH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.

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