# NTSB Accident CHI89LA067
> **PIPER PA-38-112** · 1989-04-02 · ALLEGAN, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89LA067
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28059
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-02
- **Location:** ALLEGAN, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.519927, -85.840095
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N9504T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE; AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S (CFI'S) INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE CROSSWIND CONDITION, THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, THE CFI'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION, AND SOFT TERRAIN.

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