# NTSB Accident ERA11LA168
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2011-02-27 · Welch, WV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11LA168
- **Event ID:** 20110227X93844
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-02-27
- **Location:** Welch, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.416667, -81.523887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N739NY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The unlicensed pilot’s decision to land on a closed runway with a tailwind, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his delayed decision to attempt a go-around, resulting in a collision with trees.

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