# NTSB Accident GAA19CA472
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-07-28 · Mt. Sterling, KY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA472
- **Event ID:** 20190731X90347
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-28
- **Location:** Mt. Sterling, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.058055, -83.979446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N9548W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll due to distraction by the passenger window being unsecured, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway distance marker. Contributing to the accident was pilot’s failure to ensure that the passenger window was secured.

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