# NTSB Accident CHI97LA240
> **Cessna A188B** · 1997-07-31 · SATANTA, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA240
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-31
- **Location:** SATANTA, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.430416, -100.980209
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A188B
- **Registration:** N8960G
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision to perform a precautionary landing in a corn field due to an undetermined event in the cockpit. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadvertent actuation of the 'smoker' switch, his unfamiliarity with the 'smoke' equipment on the airplane, and corn crop in the emergency landing area.

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