# NTSB Accident CHI00LA226
> **Halsmer CRAZY 8** · 2000-07-27 · LAFAYETTE, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA226
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21414
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-27
- **Location:** LAFAYETTE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.420719, -86.890502
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Halsmer
- **Model:** CRAZY 8
- **Registration:** N9034L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot during the forced landing.  Factors to the accident were the engine failure due to an overtemperature, the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft, and the trees.

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