# NTSB Accident CHI03LA152
> **Zimmerman Glastar** · 2003-06-07 · Pierce, NE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA152
- **Event ID:** 20030609X00818
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-07
- **Location:** Pierce, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.130554, -97.535835
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Zimmerman
- **Model:** Glastar
- **Registration:** N109BZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in equipment and his selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.  Factors contributing to this accident were the overtemperature of the engine cooling system, the long grass, and the collapse of the nose landing gear strut.

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