# NTSB Accident CHI96LA238
> **Piper PA-28** · 1996-07-14 · LAFEYETTE, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA238
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06175
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-14
- **Location:** LAFEYETTE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.420509, -86.889465
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28
- **Registration:** N4798F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.  Factors related to the accident were the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and the crosswind.

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