# NTSB Accident CHI97LA092
> **Champion 7ECA** · 1997-03-27 · SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA092
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07513
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-27
- **Location:** SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.950901, -93.089637
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N11023
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in collision with a snowbank.  The pilot's lack of recent experience, the crosswind, and snowbank are contributing factors.

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