# NTSB Accident GAA16CA011
> **CESSNA 172M** · 2015-10-02 · McMinnville, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA011
- **Event ID:** 20151009X44408
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-02
- **Location:** McMinnville, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.2, -123.129997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N20488
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to correct the student pilot's approach path during the final approach, which resulted in a collision with runway threshold lights. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to attain and maintain the recommended approach path.

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