# NTSB Accident NYC06LA026
> **Cessna 172S** · 2005-11-05 · Laurel, DE, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC06LA026
- **Event ID:** 20051126X01891
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-11-05
- **Location:** Laurel, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.538612, -75.589721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N3540U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved field, and his subsequent failure to abort the takeoff prior to collision with a sign and an embankment.  Factors in the accident were his improper soft field technique, and the dark night conditions.

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