# NTSB Accident CHI94LA289
> **CESSNA 172** · 1994-08-28 · PLATO CENTER, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA289
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02011
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-28
- **Location:** PLATO CENTER, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N97618
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF ON A SHORT RUNWAY WITH A GROSS WEIGHT WHICH EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT AND AN IMPROPER FLAP SETTING. A FACTOR WAS THE LOCATION OF OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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