# NTSB Accident CHI00LA282
> **Piper PA-16** · 2000-09-18 · CHESANING, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA282
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21919
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-18
- **Location:** CHESANING, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.18048, -84.110069
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-16
- **Registration:** N5943H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot failed to maintain clearance from the trees.  A factor was the trees.

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