# NTSB Accident NYC00FA058
> **Cessna 172P** · 1999-12-22 · LEOMINSTER, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00FA058
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20303
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-22
- **Location:** LEOMINSTER, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N96273
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to see and avoid the private pilot's airplane.  Factors included the student pilot's non-standard traffic pattern entry, the private pilot's failure to check for other traffic before turning onto final, and the position of the sun at the time of the accident.

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