# NTSB Accident ERA12FA484
> **CESSNA 172M** · 2012-07-25 · San Juan, PR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA484
- **Event ID:** 20120726X21557
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-25
- **Location:** San Juan, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.455278, -66.104721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N73115
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s improper lubrication of the right direct aileron control cable and failure to detect the severe corrosion of the cable during a maintenance inspection, which resulted in the in-flight failure of the cable, the pilot’s subsequent inability to maintain aircraft control, and the airplane’s impact with terrain.

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