# NTSB Accident CHI99LA217
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1999-07-04 · DONGOLA, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA217
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19183
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-04
- **Location:** DONGOLA, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.359497, -89.160293
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N1996T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath on the landing approach, and the failure of the pilot to select a proper touchdown point.  Factors to the accident were the lack of runway lights, the dusk light condition, and the ditch.

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