# NTSB Accident CHI89DEM01
> **CESSNA 188A** · 1989-06-03 · BELDING, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DEM01
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28513
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-03
- **Location:** BELDING, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.090972, -85.229019
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 188A
- **Registration:** N5658J
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT ASSESSMENT OF THE RUNWAY CONDITION/AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RESULTANT FAILURE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED. SOFT TERRAIN IS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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