# NTSB Accident CHI07CA090
> **Cessna 172E** · 2007-03-14 · Big Rapids, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07CA090
- **Event ID:** 20070411X00397
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-03-14
- **Location:** Big Rapids, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.722499, -85.504165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N3622S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff which led to the impact with the snow banks adjacent to the runway.  The snow banks were contributing factors in the accident.

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