# NTSB Accident SEA97LA139
> **Cessna 172** · 1997-06-14 · WENDOVER, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA139
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-14
- **Location:** WENDOVER, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.970199, -111.510299
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N8776B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors include the pilot's improper decision to continue his flight into an area where he had observed thunderstorms, and a thunderstorm outflow which created strong wind gusts that the aircraft encountered during the landing roll.

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