# NTSB Accident ANC20CA032
> **Cessna 172** · 2020-03-10 · Big Lake, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC20CA032
- **Event ID:** 20200312X95752
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-03-10
- **Location:** Big Lake, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.534721, -149.8125
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N52168
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to initiate the takeoff roll from a snow-covered taxiway, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and impact with a snow berm.

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