# NTSB Accident MIA97LA169
> **Cessna Wren 182G-460** · 1997-05-18 · SPARTANBURG, SC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA169
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07984
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-18
- **Location:** SPARTANBURG, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.080829, -81.860618
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna Wren
- **Model:** 182G-460
- **Registration:** N3182S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, by failure to survey the takeoff area, and his delay in aborting the takeoff.  Upsloping terrain and high vegetation in the takeoff area were related factors.

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