# NTSB Accident CHI08CA029
> **Cessna 172R** · 2007-10-29 · Brookings, SD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA029
- **Event ID:** 20080103X00014
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-10-29
- **Location:** Brookings, SD, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** N77LU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll.  Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's lack of solo flight experience and the runway sign.

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