# NTSB Accident CHI89LA053
> **AERONCA 7KCAB** · 1989-03-05 · PINE CREEK, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89LA053
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27860
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-05
- **Location:** PINE CREEK, WI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7KCAB
- **Registration:** N9044L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO ACHIEVE A PROPER CLIMB RATE WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH TREES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UPHILL, SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

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