# NTSB Accident CHI04CA160
> **Champion 7FC** · 2004-06-20 · Carmi, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04CA160
- **Event ID:** 20040716X00993
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-20
- **Location:** Carmi, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.089443, -88.123054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7FC
- **Registration:** N7690E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, his decision to continue the takeoff when the aircraft had left the runway surface, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for the continued takeoff.  An additional cause was the pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the terrain during the initial climb.  Contributing factors were the wheat field "stubble" (high vegetation) and the ditch.

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