# NTSB Accident ERA12CA547
> **COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 TAIL DRAGGER** · 2012-09-05 · Elizabethtown, KY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12CA547
- **Event ID:** 20120906X05903
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-09-05
- **Location:** Elizabethtown, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.685001, -85.921669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA
- **Model:** P92 TAIL DRAGGER
- **Registration:** N237TA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a takeoff in gusty crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off in gusty wind conditions associated with approaching thunderstorms.

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