# NTSB Accident CHI04LA298
> **Cessna 208B** · 2004-09-29 · Decatur, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04LA298
- **Event ID:** 20060901X01278
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-29
- **Location:** Decatur, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N276PM
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, and his subsequent selection of a runway for takeoff that was listed as out of service, resulting in a collision with barricades and uneven terrain during takeoff.

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