# NTSB Accident NYC96LA129
> **Cessna 172C** · 1996-06-23 · BLOCK ISLAND, RI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA129
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06090
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-23
- **Location:** BLOCK ISLAND, RI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172C
- **Registration:** N1665Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight, by failing to remove the control lock and checking the flight controls before takeoff, and his failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner, which resulted in an overrun, an encounter with brush, and a subsequent nose over of the airplane.

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