# NTSB Accident ERA15FA203
> **CESSNA 172** · 2015-05-03 · Penn Yan, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15FA203
- **Event ID:** 20150503X30740
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-05-03
- **Location:** Penn Yan, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.633609, -77.051109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N3969L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the student's inappropriate configuration of the airplane's wing flaps for the initial climb.

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