# NTSB Accident IAD97LA055
> **Cessna 172** · 1997-03-16 · HARRISON, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA055
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07561
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-16
- **Location:** HARRISON, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.239334, -84.790122
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N737ZC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and his improper operation of the throttle for regain control, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and colliding with a tree.

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