# NTSB Accident CHI89LA074
> **PIPER PA-38-112** · 1989-04-15 · GRIFFITH, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89LA074
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28064
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-15
- **Location:** GRIFFITH, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.520442, -87.420158
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N9223T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION AND MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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