# NTSB Accident NYC01FA217
> **Cessna 172SP** · 2001-08-27 · Matawan, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC01FA217
- **Event ID:** 20010904X01857
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-27
- **Location:** Matawan, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.368888, -74.248054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172SP
- **Registration:** N629PD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the initial climb.  Factors were the pilot's failure to perform a go-around, the pilot's lack of flight experience in nighttime conditions, the nighttime conditions, and a tailwind.

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