# NTSB Accident CHI98LA083
> **NERSTROM-TAILWIND W-8** · 1998-01-20 · LODI, WI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA083
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09408
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-20
- **Location:** LODI, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.309082, -89.5298
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NERSTROM-TAILWIND
- **Model:** W-8
- **Registration:** N12038
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude due to the whiteout conditions.  Factors associated with the accident were the low pass performed by the pilot and the visual illusion created by the whiteout conditions.

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