# NTSB Accident CEN20FA110
> **Cessna 172** · 2020-03-03 · Lincoln, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN20FA110
- **Event ID:** 20200303X22021
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-03-03
- **Location:** Lincoln, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.160917, -89.417741
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N157SF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an aerial survey, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low to recover.

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