# NTSB Accident DEN89LA099
> **PIPER PA-18** · 1989-04-05 · DEVILS LAKE, ND, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA099
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28075
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-05
- **Location:** DEVILS LAKE, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.110118, -98.869895
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N7523K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP/SWERVE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE CROSSWIND AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

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