# NTSB Accident ERA16FA141
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2016-03-26 · Charleston, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA141
- **Event ID:** 20160326X35043
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-03-26
- **Location:** Charleston, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.375831, -81.593055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6238D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to ensure that her seat was properly secured before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in a subsequent loss of control. Contributing was the lack of an installed secondary seat stop.

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