# NTSB Accident CHI97LA265
> **Cessna P210** · 1997-08-20 · GRAYSLAKE, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA265
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08592
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-20
- **Location:** GRAYSLAKE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.340496, -88.029373
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** P210
- **Registration:** N44C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

excessive airspeed and the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing.  Factors associated with the accident were inadequate aircraft preflight and the ditch.

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