# NTSB Accident NYC98FA166
> **Champion 7FC** · 1998-08-12 · ALLIANCE, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98FA166
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10934
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-12
- **Location:** ALLIANCE, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.909587, -81.109748
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7FC
- **Registration:** N8520E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during the approach which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience and lack of experience in the make and model of the accident airplane.

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