# NTSB Accident CHI01FA291
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2001-08-25 · Crestline, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA291
- **Event ID:** 20010904X01873
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-25
- **Location:** Crestline, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.14611, -94.688331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N16405
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane's departure from level flight and subsequent impact with the terrain as a result of a maneuver initiated by the pilot, and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. The reason for the pilot's actions were not determined.

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