# NTSB Accident CHI98LA008
> **Boeing B75N1** · 1997-10-04 · CLOVERDALE, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA008
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08968
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-04
- **Location:** CLOVERDALE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.519638, -86.79058
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** B75N1
- **Registration:** N75511
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the Boeing pilot failed to identify the Waco airplane on the runway before initiating a takeoff.  Factors related to the accident were: the restricted forward visibility of both pilots due to the tailwheel configurations of both airplanes.

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