# NTSB Accident GAA16CA153
> **BARNES THOMAS A VANS** · 2016-03-18 · Bolingbrook, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA153
- **Event ID:** 20160322X54051
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-03-18
- **Location:** Bolingbrook, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.693611, -88.129447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BARNES THOMAS A
- **Model:** VANS
- **Registration:** N442TB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in runway excursion, collision with terrain, and nose over.

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