# NTSB Accident SEA00LA155
> **Cessna 172N** · 2000-08-09 · GLENEDEN BEACH, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA155
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21861
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-09
- **Location:** GLENEDEN BEACH, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.880271, -124.030143
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N737CM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to remove the control lock during his preflight inspection.  Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to follow the BEFORE TAKEOFF checklist, trees beyond the upwind end of the runway, and the pilot's self-induced pressure.

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