# NTSB Accident CHI98LA149
> **Cessna 172M** · 1998-05-07 · ELKHART, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA149
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-07
- **Location:** ELKHART, IN, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N8994V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's disorientation that led him to believe he was on the active runway.  A factor was the pilot's inattentiveness.

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