# NTSB Accident CHI97LA138
> **CESSNA 172** · 1997-05-20 · FLUSHING, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA138
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07877
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-20
- **Location:** FLUSHING, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.059249, -83.840293
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N8811Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

was the pilot not maintaining sufficient altitude to clear obstructions.  A factor associated with the accident was the pilot was inattentive to the airplane's altitude.

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