# NTSB Accident ERA12CA053
> **CESSNA 172F** · 2011-10-28 · Smoketown, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12CA053
- **Event ID:** 20111031X42645
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-10-28
- **Location:** Smoketown, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.041389, -76.201385
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172F
- **Registration:** N5613R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot did not maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in a collision with a tree.

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