# NTSB Accident GAA19CA401
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-07-11 · Vineyard Haven, MA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA401
- **Event ID:** 20190711X74140
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-11
- **Location:** Vineyard Haven, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.393333, -70.613891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N677DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain lateral position in relation to the instrument approach course at night in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with a tree.

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