# NTSB Accident CHI08CA231
> **Weatherly 201B** · 2008-08-01 · Creston, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA231
- **Event ID:** 20080826X01327
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-01
- **Location:** Creston, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.945278, -88.923889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Weatherly
- **Model:** 201B
- **Registration:** N2936W
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of the unsuitable terrain next to the runway to avoid the landing traffic.  Contributing to the accident was the hill in the middle of the runway that blocked the pilot's view of the other traffic and the high vegetation near the runway.

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