# NTSB Accident CHI98LA195
> **Cessna 172E** · 1998-06-10 · DEMOTTE, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA195
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10242
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-10
- **Location:** DEMOTTE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.160011, -87.260963
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N3933S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that failed to ensure takeoff could be attained.  Other related factors were the aborted takeoff, grass, and a dirt bank.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA195) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*