# NTSB Accident CHI98LA030
> **Piper PA-38** · 1997-11-05 · MADISON, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA030
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09143
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-05
- **Location:** MADISON, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.099735, -89.309875
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38
- **Registration:** N2536N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's (CFI's) inadequate supervision of the flight, and his failure to ensure that control of the airplane was maintained.  Factors associated with the accident were: the CFI's improper use of flaps, and subsequent contact with the runway light.

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