# NTSB Accident DCA97MA049
> **Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R** · 1997-05-12 · WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA97MA049
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07893
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-12
- **Location:** WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.659988, -80.089393
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 163
- **Total aboard:** 165
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Airbus Industrie
- **Model:** A300B4-605R
- **Registration:** N90070
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The flightcrew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during leveloff which led to an inadvertent stall, and their subsequent failure to use proper stall recovery techniques.  A factor contributing to the accident was the flightcrew's failure to properly use the autothrottle.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=DCA97MA049) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*