# NTSB Accident CHI98LA013
> **Schweizer FGS-233** · 1997-10-12 · IONIA, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA013
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08972
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-12
- **Location:** IONIA, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.980159, -85.050773
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** FGS-233
- **Registration:** N5762S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot misjudged the landing approach which resulted in his failure to attain a proper touchdown point.  A factor was the trees.

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