# NTSB Accident CHI98LA173
> **Cessna 310R** · 1998-05-24 · AUGUSTA, KS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA173
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10025
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-24
- **Location:** AUGUSTA, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.690185, -96.970245
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 310R
- **Registration:** N5247J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the current local weather conditions and his failure to maintain a climb after takeoff.  Factors related to the accident were the fog, the powerlines, and spatial disorientation.

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