# NTSB Accident CHI98LA318
> **Whetzel THORPE T-18** · 1998-08-15 · RANTOUL, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA318
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10807
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-15
- **Location:** RANTOUL, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.29914, -88.150611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Whetzel
- **Model:** THORPE T-18
- **Registration:** N60LW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot not maintaining directional control.  Factors were crops and encounter with unsuitable terrain.

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