# NTSB Accident ATL05CA024
> **Cessna 172N** · 2004-11-14 · Wilmington, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05CA024
- **Event ID:** 20041208X01938
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-11-14
- **Location:** Wilmington, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.267501, -77.818054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N75776
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to recognize the proper emergency procedure, which resulted in a precautionary landing in a field and subsequent collision with a ditch. Factors were the undetermined electrical malfunction, smoke in the cockpit, and the student pilot's lack of experience.

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