# NTSB Accident CHI03LA127
> **Piper PA-18-135** · 2003-05-15 · Prescott, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA127
- **Event ID:** 20030519X00688
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-15
- **Location:** Prescott, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.788055, -92.677223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-135
- **Registration:** N2581A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot delaying the go-around and the maneuver to avoid the treeline.  Factors to the accident were the treeline and the airplane's low altitude.

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