# NTSB Accident FTW96LA225
> **Cessna 152** · 1996-05-23 · BRIDGEPORT, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA225
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05773
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-23
- **Location:** BRIDGEPORT, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.200656, -97.749855
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N52MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper preflight by failing to ensure the mixture control was properly set before takeoff, and his failure to abort the takeoff (while there was sufficient runway remaining).

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