# NTSB Accident CHI96LA106
> **Cessna 172E** · 1996-03-14 · TOFTE, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA106
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05378
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-14
- **Location:** TOFTE, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.659149, -90.819396
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N3898S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to perform adequate preflight planning which resulted in landing at a closed airport.  The snow covered runway was a factor.

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