# NTSB Accident FTW98FA101
> **Piper PA-18-135** · 1998-01-16 · WOOSTER, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA101
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09423
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-16
- **Location:** WOOSTER, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.160713, -92.450103
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-135
- **Registration:** N99302
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees during an aborted landing.  A contributing factor was the pilot's delayed decision to abort the long landing.

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