# NTSB Accident CHI95LA298
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1995-08-26 · INDEPENDENCE, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95LA298
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04220
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-26
- **Location:** INDEPENDENCE, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.079517, -94.35054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N6977H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to perform the pre-takeoff checklist and set the elevator trim tab to the takeoff position.

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