# NTSB Accident CHI97LA237
> **Cessna 182F** · 1997-07-23 · HAVILAND, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA237
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08346
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-23
- **Location:** HAVILAND, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.610446, -99.099388
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182F
- **Registration:** N3265U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to obtain and/or maintain proper runway alignment during a night landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: the airplane's inoperative landing lights, the airport's inoperative runway edge lights, and darkness, which prevented the pilot from adequately seeing the landing area.

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