# NTSB Accident CEN17LA305
> **BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB** · 2017-08-05 · Marion, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17LA305
- **Event ID:** 20170807X50008
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-08-05
- **Location:** Marion, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.62611, -83.109443
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU
- **Model:** G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB
- **Registration:** N102BK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to follow the before takeoff checklist, which resulted in an improper takeoff configuration and subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain during a departure climb.

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