# NTSB Accident ERA12CA419
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2012-06-26 · West Palm Beach, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12CA419
- **Event ID:** 20120628X74946
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-06-26
- **Location:** West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.845832, -80.222221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N961MC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.  Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to conduct takeoffs and landings in conditions exceeding the airplane’s maximum demonstrated crosswind capability.

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