# NTSB Accident CHI97LA247
> **Champion 7KCAB** · 1997-08-05 · HAMPSHIRE, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA247
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08577
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-05
- **Location:** HAMPSHIRE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.09024, -88.520828
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7KCAB
- **Registration:** N5066X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, and his excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a nose over.  Factors relating to the accident were: the crosswind condition, and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

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