# NTSB Accident CHI04CA153
> **Luscombe 8E** · 2004-06-12 · Joliet, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04CA153
- **Event ID:** 20040709X00940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-12
- **Location:** Joliet, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.517776, -88.175552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Luscombe
- **Model:** 8E
- **Registration:** N1970K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff and the subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control during the encounter with the standing water.  Contributing factors were the standing water and the soft runway condition.

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