# NTSB Accident CHI97LA249
> **Beech A36** · 1997-08-04 · CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA249
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08578
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-04
- **Location:** CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.650848, -90.530364
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N4640M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment on the taxiway.  Factors associated with the accident were the fence post, and the sunglare, which hindered the pilot's ability to see the fence post.

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