# NTSB Accident ERA14CA278
> **CESSNA 172F** · 2014-05-31 · Mount Pleasant, PA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14CA278
- **Event ID:** 20140604X85428
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-05-31
- **Location:** Mount Pleasant, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.10889, -79.546943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172F
- **Registration:** N8394U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's incorrect takeoff procedures from the soft grass runway and his delay in aborting the takeoff after recognizing slow acceleration.

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