# NTSB Accident SEA96LA138
> **Cessna A188B** · 1996-06-29 · OPHEIM, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA138
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06126
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-29
- **Location:** OPHEIM, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.8703, -106.559638
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A188B
- **Registration:** N731ED
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to follow the proper short field takeoff procedure as specified in the Airplane Flight Manual, his improper use of wing flaps during the takeoff, and his failure to abort the takeoff (while there was sufficient runway remainin).  A factor relating to the accident was: the presence of a berm beyond the end of the runway.

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