# NTSB Accident ERA18LA257
> **Cessna 172** · 2018-09-24 · Winter Haven, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA257
- **Event ID:** 20180924X11517
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-09-24
- **Location:** Winter Haven, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.057777, -81.758613
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6950A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s improper pitch attitude control during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of airspeed, and his subsequent decision to conduct a 180° turn following the perceived anomaly, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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