# NTSB Accident CHI00LA279
> **Mockler ZODIAC CH-600** · 2000-09-01 · CARMEL, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA279
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21917
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-01
- **Location:** CARMEL, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.960567, -86.170097
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mockler
- **Model:** ZODIAC CH-600
- **Registration:** N1156L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the tower.  A factor was the tower.

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