# NTSB Accident CHI00LA014
> **Howlett KR-2** · 1999-10-22 · DENISON, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA014
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19925
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-22
- **Location:** DENISON, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.010143, -95.340057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Howlett
- **Model:** KR-2
- **Registration:** N7057V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from rising terrain and the intentional low altitude flight.  Factors were the known turbulence, rising terrain, and the inadequate in-flight decision to fly at low altitudes.

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