# NTSB Accident BFO90LA022
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1990-01-27 · GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO90LA022
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22378
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-27
- **Location:** GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.169281, -77.180389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N75946
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND A SUBSEQUENT STALL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, AND THE CFI'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AS AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT.

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