# NTSB Accident CHI98LA329
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1998-08-22 · LAPAZ, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA329
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10816
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-22
- **Location:** LAPAZ, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.459789, -86.310386
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N3331R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in landing on unsuitable terrain (wet, grass).  Factors associated with the accident were the wet grass and the fence.

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