# NTSB Accident NYC97LA031
> **Cessna 152** · 1996-12-15 · BALTIMORE, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA031
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07232
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-15
- **Location:** BALTIMORE, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.289501, -76.620773
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N714YW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's premature rotation and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), which resulted in failure of the flight crew to obtain adequate airspeed during takeoff for a proper rate of climb.  Trees at the departure end of the runway were a related factor.

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