| Crash location | 40.024445°N, 82.461944°W |
| Nearest city | Newark, OH
40.088120°N, 82.425710°W 4.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N391ES |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 05 Mar 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172R |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot was nose-high during a soft-field takeoff. He did not detect that the airplane's drift brought it towards the edge of the runway. The airplane's left main landing gear impacted a snowbank off the runway's prepared surface and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident flight.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.