# NTSB Accident CHI98FA344
> **Cessna A185F** · 1998-08-04 · PHILLIPS, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA344
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10788
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-04
- **Location:** PHILLIPS, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.689342, -90.389076
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185F
- **Registration:** N888KS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance with trees.  Contributing factors were fog, rain showers, and the trees.

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