# NTSB Accident NYC08LA049
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2007-12-01 · Gaithersburg, MD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08LA049
- **Event ID:** 20081003X17816
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-12-01
- **Location:** Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.168334, -77.165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N259ER
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted touch-and-go. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's delay in taking remedial action, and the presence of trees in proximity to the side of the runway.

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