# NTSB Accident GAA18CA493
> **Cessna 172** · 2018-08-15 · Silver City, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA493
- **Event ID:** 20180816X22836
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-15
- **Location:** Silver City, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.632499, -108.154167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N1543Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.

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