# NTSB Accident CEN17LA025
> **CESSNA 182Q** · 2016-10-23 · Buffalo, WY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17LA025
- **Event ID:** 20161024X11610
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-10-23
- **Location:** Buffalo, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.385555, -106.620552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182Q
- **Registration:** N97878
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to set the proper flap position before the short field takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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