# NTSB Accident CHI97LA011
> **Aero Commander 685** · 1996-10-19 · EDEN, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA011
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06857
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-19
- **Location:** EDEN, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.68906, -88.359657
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Commander
- **Model:** 685
- **Registration:** N58RG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a partial loss of engine power due to improper adjustment of the fuel pump by an unqualified person (pilot-in-command) and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in his selection of unsuitable terrain for the attempted takeoff.  The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane and the trees were factors.

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