# NTSB Accident CHI98LA166
> **Enstrom F28** · 1998-05-14 · WEST CHICAGO, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA166
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10022
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-14
- **Location:** WEST CHICAGO, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.879482, -88.219757
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Enstrom
- **Model:** F28
- **Registration:** N86238
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot attempting a tailwind landing and improper compensation for the wind resulting in too high of a sink rate and the hard landing.

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