# NTSB Accident CHI98LA289
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1998-08-02 · LAPORTE, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA289
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10790
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-02
- **Location:** LAPORTE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.600574, -86.710578
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N8398R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

was the student pilot s inadequate compensation for the wind conditions he encountered during the landing phase.  A factor in this accident was the pilot s lack of total experience.

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