# NTSB Accident CHI96LA078
> **Piper J3C-65** · 1996-01-14 · MOUNT HOREB, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA078
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05114
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-14
- **Location:** MOUNT HOREB, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.000484, -89.729499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** J3C-65
- **Registration:** N1412N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the pedestrian.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his landing on a closed airstrip, and the snow covered terrain.

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