# NTSB Accident WPR24LA181
> **CESSNA 172P** · 2024-06-05 · Santa Ynez, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24LA181
- **Event ID:** 20240606194409
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-06-05
- **Location:** Santa Ynez, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.60824, -120.08484
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N9567L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin, with insufficient altitude for recovery.  The student pilot’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack which resulted in a stall and subsequent spin during a go-around.

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