# NTSB Accident CHI91LA249
> **CESSNA 172** · 1991-08-02 · WHEELING, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI91LA249
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17813
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-08-02
- **Location:** WHEELING, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.130126, -87.919418
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N97650
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING ENVIRONMENT AND A DITCH.

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