# NTSB Accident ERA20FA020
> **Cessna 414** · 2019-10-29 · Colonia, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20FA020
- **Event ID:** 20191029X22722
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-10-29
- **Location:** Colonia, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.590158, -74.310767
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 414
- **Registration:** N959MJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a circling instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall and spin.

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