# NTSB Accident NYC97LA086
> **Cessna 177** · 1997-04-30 · LANCASTER, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA086
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07820
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-30
- **Location:** LANCASTER, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.719429, -82.590637
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177
- **Registration:** N2921X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and striking the precision approach path indicator lights.

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