# NTSB Accident NYC01LA025
> **Cessna 172M** · 2000-10-19 · CAMP SPRINGS, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC01LA025
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22246
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-19
- **Location:** CAMP SPRINGS, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.800384, -76.870025
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N950ME
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to operate close behind a large airplane at the same altitude, which resulted in a wake turbulence encounter.

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