# NTSB Accident CHI98LA061
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1997-12-13 · STURTEVANT, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA061
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09276
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-13
- **Location:** STURTEVANT, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.700904, -87.889244
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5454S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance and her failure to maintain adequate visual lookout.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance.  A contributing factor was the pilot experiencing a visual illusion.

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