# NTSB Accident SEA97LA060
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-02-21 · DELTA, UT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA060
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07459
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-21
- **Location:** DELTA, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.290935, -112.560234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N5552E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the prevailing wind conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.  Factors contributing to the accident are a sudden shift in the prevailing wind at the time of the landing, and the presence of a mound of dirt near the runway.

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