# NTSB Accident CHI97FA290
> **Beech 76** · 1997-09-12 · WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA290
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08800
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-12
- **Location:** WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.420711, -86.919357
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 76
- **Registration:** N18562
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the inadvertent stall.  A related factor was the instructor pilot's failure to ensure the elevator trim was reset for takeoff.

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