# NTSB Accident CHI08LA040
> **Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser** · 2007-11-14 · Waukegan, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08LA040
- **Event ID:** 20071126X01844
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-11-14
- **Location:** Waukegan, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.419723, -87.867225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Czech Aircraft Works
- **Model:** Sport Cruiser
- **Registration:** N947DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to assure that all of his tools were accounted for prior to takeoff which resulted in the foreign object jamming the control stick and the pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane.  A factor associated with the accident was the strong, gusty crosswind condition.

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