# NTSB Accident ERA13FA059
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2012-11-16 · Owls Head, ME, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA059
- **Event ID:** 20121116X95412
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-11-16
- **Location:** Owls Head, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.05611, -69.103332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6142F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The vehicle driver's failure to verify that the runway was not occupied by an airplane before crossing the runway, which resulted in the vehicle being struck by a departing airplane, and the pilot's continued takeoff with flight control damage, which subsequently resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at low altitude.

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