# NTSB Accident GAA17CA530
> **CESSNA 172** · 2017-09-11 · Plainville, CT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA530
- **Event ID:** 20170911X24151
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-11
- **Location:** Plainville, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.688888, -72.867225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N54463
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to properly execute the go-around, which resulted in the airplane failing to maintain a climb, which resulted in collision with a tree.

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