# NTSB Accident ERA12CA496
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2012-08-03 · Culpeper, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12CA496
- **Event ID:** 20120806X51434
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-08-03
- **Location:** Culpeper, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.521945, -77.855552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N6276Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff.

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