# NTSB Accident CHI89DEP08
> **JAMES EGGLESTON VARIEZE** · 1989-07-29 · COTTAGE GROVE, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DEP08
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28751
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-29
- **Location:** COTTAGE GROVE, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.079498, -89.199295
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JAMES EGGLESTON
- **Model:** VARIEZE
- **Registration:** N13EG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY AND FAILED TO ATTAIN  THE  PROPER  TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR A LANDING.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS  AND  UNEVEN TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

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