# NTSB Accident CHI98FA123
> **Cessna 180J** · 1998-04-15 · ASHLAND, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA123
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09807
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-15
- **Location:** ASHLAND, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.569934, -90.870223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180J
- **Registration:** N828CE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot failing to maintain separation from the trees.  Factors contributing to this accident were the trees and the pilot being too low in altitude.

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