# NTSB Accident ERA26LA003
> **CESSNA 172** · 2025-10-06 · West Milford, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA26LA003
- **Event ID:** 20251006201785
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-10-06
- **Location:** West Milford, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.131389, -74.34185
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N677DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to adequate clearance from obstacles while maneuvering during the landing approach and the instructor pilot’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane contacting a tree and terrain.

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