# NTSB Accident MIA00LA223
> **Cessna 172P** · 2000-07-18 · JESUP, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA223
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21551
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-18
- **Location:** JESUP, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.660724, -81.92942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N51996
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff resulting in an excursion off the runway and collision with adjacent foliage. A factor in the accident was the student's decision to takeoff downwind.

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