# NTSB Accident GAA17CA148
> **BEECH A23** · 2017-02-14 · Beckwourth, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA148
- **Event ID:** 20170222X93839
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-14
- **Location:** Beckwourth, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.818611, -120.352775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A23
- **Registration:** N425RS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s inadvertent use of the control yoke to correct for a drift and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=GAA17CA148) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*