# NTSB Accident CHI97LA130
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1997-05-13 · GRAYSLAKE, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA130
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07871
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-13
- **Location:** GRAYSLAKE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.339565, -88.029357
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N8309L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's speed and runway distance available.  Factors were an off-field ditch and a tailwind condition.

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