# NTSB Accident CHI97LA144
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 1997-05-24 · ARCADIA, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA144
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07883
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-24
- **Location:** ARCADIA, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.169681, -86.019783
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5892W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper planning/decision by the pilot.  Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for takeoff, and the resultant tailwind.

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