# NTSB Accident CHI99LA307
> **Cessna 150L** · 1999-08-20 · GARRETT, IN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA307
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19457
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-20
- **Location:** GARRETT, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.339572, -85.120513
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150L
- **Registration:** N161BA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision to land and takeoff on the airstrip which was unsuitable and closed, and the pilot's failure to attain clearance with the trees during the takeoff initial climb.  Factors associated with the accident were the trees and the short airstrip which contained high vegetation.

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