# NTSB Accident CHI95FA161
> **BEECH A35** · 1995-05-30 · DOWNERS GROVE, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95FA161
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03421
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-05-30
- **Location:** DOWNERS GROVE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.760379, -88.009361
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A35
- **Registration:** N8480A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel contamination (water), and the pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight.  A factor was trees.

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