# NTSB Accident CHI06CA053
> **Cessna 172R** · 2005-12-23 · Morris, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06CA053
- **Event ID:** 20060109X00028
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-12-23
- **Location:** Morris, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.425556, -88.418609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** N723PG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land with a quartering tailwind and not maintaining directional control.  Factors were the quartering tailwind and the snowdrift.

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