# NTSB Accident GAA19CA119
> **Cessna 172** · 2018-12-27 · Sugar Land, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA119
- **Event ID:** 20181228X04509
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-12-27
- **Location:** Sugar Land, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.622777, -95.656669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N17SJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a sign.

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