# NTSB Accident CEN13LA041
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2012-11-03 · Roanoke, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13LA041
- **Event ID:** 20121103X14112
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-11-03
- **Location:** Roanoke, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.04972, -97.232223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N985GE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles on the runway approach path. Contributing to the accident was the airport management's decision to relocate the runway displaced threshold, which did not provide an adequate safety margin for approaching aircraft, and the automobile driver's inadequate lookout for approaching aircraft before crossing the runway's approach path.

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