# NTSB Accident GAA18CA074
> **CESSNA 172** · 2017-11-30 · Bowie, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA074
- **Event ID:** 20171201X94959
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-30
- **Location:** Bowie, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.945556, -76.77333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N474SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness during the approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction by the instrument panel during the approach.

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