# NTSB Accident ERA13FA017
> **ARION LIGHTNING** · 2012-10-11 · Chuckey, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA017
- **Event ID:** 20121012X70109
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-11
- **Location:** Chuckey, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.183334, -82.678886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ARION
- **Model:** LIGHTNING
- **Registration:** N290AL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an attempted takeoff at a high gross weight, near the limit of its aft center of gravity, and with the airplane incorrectly configured with fully extended flaps. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a pretakeoff checklist and the pilot’s lack of total flight experience in make and model.

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