# NTSB Accident CHI99LA087
> **Socata TB 9 TAMPICO** · 1999-02-06 · CAHOKIA, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA087
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00133
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-02-06
- **Location:** CAHOKIA, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.569431, -90.169166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Socata
- **Model:** TB 9 TAMPICO
- **Registration:** N544PC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper decision to initiate the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining.  A factor associated with the accident was pilot's failure to obtain clarification from the controller regarding the clearance.

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