# NTSB Accident BFO95LA054
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1995-06-01 · HEAD WATERS, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO95LA054
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03628
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-06-01
- **Location:** HEAD WATERS, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.369365, -79.380294
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N3065E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's poor planning/decision making in the attempted departure.  Contributing factors are the wet, recently mowed grass airstrip, and the embankment/downhill grade encountered during the aborted takeoff.

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