# NTSB Accident GAA19CA130
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-02-04 · Hanover, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA130
- **Event ID:** 20190204X15756
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-02-04
- **Location:** Hanover, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.708057, -77.436386
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N9525V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper decision to release the seat latch to adjust the seat position during taxi, which resulted in his inability to reach the rudder or brake pedals and a subsequent loss of directional control and impact with a ditch and fence.

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