# NTSB Accident CHI97LA211
> **Waco UPF-7** · 1997-07-12 · SPRINGFIELD, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA211
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08326
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-12
- **Location:** SPRINGFIELD, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Waco
- **Model:** UPF-7
- **Registration:** N30136
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain safe altitude/clearance from the terrain.  Factors relating to this accident were: the hazy weather condition, the resultant difficulty in keeping the other airplane in sight, and the pilot's diverted attention, while looking for the other airplane during the airshow routine.

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