# NTSB Accident CHI97LA136
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1997-05-18 · FLUSHING, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA136
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07875
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-18
- **Location:** FLUSHING, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.059104, -83.840362
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N625EE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing, and his delay in initiating a go-around (aborted landing).  Factors related to the accident were: darkness, and the proximity of trees.

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