| Crash location | 33.568611°N, 86.050556°W |
| Nearest city | Talladega, AL
33.435942°N, 86.105805°W 9.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N2180E |
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| Accident date | 18 Dec 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172N |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot stated he entered left closed traffic for runway 21 at the Talladega Municipal Airport, Talladega, Alabama. He landed and started to prepare airplane for a touch-and-go. As he applied power he lost directional control of the airplane, went off the left side of the runway, and collided with a tree. The student pilot did not report any mechanical or flight control anomalies with the airplane.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.