# NTSB Accident CHI08CA204
> **INDY AIRCRAFT LTD T-Bird II** · 2008-07-19 · Independence, IA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA204
- **Event ID:** 20080826X01329
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-07-19
- **Location:** Independence, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.456111, -91.956947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** INDY AIRCRAFT LTD
- **Model:** T-Bird II
- **Registration:** N95172
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The takeoff airspeed not attained and the aborted takeoff not performed by the pilot. An additional cause was the lack of familiarity with the airplane by the pilot.

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