# NTSB Accident NYC97LA028
> **Cessna 152** · 1996-12-11 · MANSFIELD, MA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA028
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07230
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-11
- **Location:** MANSFIELD, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N68180
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane veering into a snowbank.  The proximity of the snowbank was a related factor.

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