# NTSB Accident CHI96LA115
> **Cessna 182H** · 1996-03-23 · EAST JORDAN, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA115
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05385
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-23
- **Location:** EAST JORDAN, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.149429, -85.130073
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182H
- **Registration:** N8427S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain during the landing.  Factors related to the accident were the snow covered ice pile at the end of the runway and the pilot's perception of the height of the pile.

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