# NTSB Accident ATL97LA140
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-09-25 · GREENVILLE, SC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA140
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08792
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-25
- **Location:** GREENVILLE, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.829208, -82.370864
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N738SZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of the elevator control and delayed liftoff during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise, collision with the runway, and collapse of the nose gear as he aborted the takeoff.

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