# NTSB Accident CHI08CA249
> **Morane-Saulnier MS-760/B** · 2008-08-09 · St Paul, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA249
- **Event ID:** 20080919X01503
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-09
- **Location:** St Paul, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.934722, -93.060279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Morane-Saulnier
- **Model:** MS-760/B
- **Registration:** N69X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Restriction of the elevator controls due to the presence of the seat belt buckled around the co-pilot control stick.  An additional cause was the failure of the pilot to verify that the flight controls were unobstructed before flight.  Contributing factors were the wet grass encountered during the runway excursion, and the sign and light impacted during the event.

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