# NTSB Accident GAA18CA276
> **CESSNA 172** · 2018-05-08 · Batavia, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA276
- **Event ID:** 20180509X14948
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-05-08
- **Location:** Batavia, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.080276, -84.20861
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N377ES
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum gross weight due to his failure to perform preflight weight and balance calculations, which affected the airplane’s takeoff performance, and his subsequent decision to abort the takeoff with too little runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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