# NTSB Accident CHI97LA152
> **Cessna 152** · 1997-05-30 · CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA152
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07889
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-30
- **Location:** CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.649787, -90.579292
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N66980
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane by overcompensating with the rudder. Factors associated with the accident were the excessive airspeed and the soft terrain.

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