# NTSB Accident GAA18CA253
> **CESSNA 172** · 2018-05-04 · Glendale, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA253
- **Event ID:** 20180504X94732
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-05-04
- **Location:** Glendale, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.528057, -112.294441
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N99141
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain runway alignment during takeoff, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and runway excursion.

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