# NTSB Accident CHI02LA053
> **Cessna 172L** · 2001-12-09 · Reedsburg, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA053
- **Event ID:** 20011218X02405
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-09
- **Location:** Reedsburg, WI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172L
- **Registration:** N4303Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot inadvertently released the seat adjustment mechanism which resulted in the seat sliding back during takeoff, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane.  A factor associated with the accident was the runway light control box, which the airplane contacted.

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