# NTSB Accident CHI00LA011
> **Champion 7ECA** · 1999-10-15 · GRAND LEDGE, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA011
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19922
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-15
- **Location:** GRAND LEDGE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.749019, -84.740928
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N8353V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.  Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind and the tree which the airplane contacted.

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