# NTSB Accident CHI97LA257
> **Cessna A188B** · 1997-08-14 · ELWOOD, NE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA257
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08584
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-14
- **Location:** ELWOOD, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.580005, -99.860313
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A188B
- **Registration:** N731GE
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot not  maintaining clearance from the bushes.  Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preparation prior to the takeoff attempt, his changing flap positions during the takeoff run which degraded the airplane's performance further, and the bushes.

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