# NTSB Accident FTW98LA199
> **Cessna 152** · 1998-04-30 · FORT COLLINS, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA199
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09871
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-30
- **Location:** FORT COLLINS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.410167, -105.070602
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N25525
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's improper use of the rudder controls, which resulted in loss of directional control, a ground swerve, an encounter with soft terrain, and a nose over.  The soft terrain was a related factor.

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