# NTSB Accident LAX97LA216
> **Cessna 120** · 1997-06-17 · HOLLISTER, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA216
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08176
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-17
- **Location:** HOLLISTER, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.889835, -121.240188
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 120
- **Registration:** N1819N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's excessive use of right rudder during the initial stages of the takeoff ground roll, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control.  The unfavorable wind was a related factor.

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