# NTSB Accident ERA11CA061
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2010-11-14 · Gaithersburg, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11CA061
- **Event ID:** 20101115X02256
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-11-14
- **Location:** Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.167778, -77.159446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N249ER
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate use of the rudder, and subsequent loss of directional control.

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