# NTSB Accident CHI05CA117
> **Aviat A-1B** · 2005-05-19 · Lodgepole, SD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05CA117
- **Event ID:** 20050617X00803
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-19
- **Location:** Lodgepole, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.883335, -102.656112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aviat
- **Model:** A-1B
- **Registration:** N102AM
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The poor inflight planning and the pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane.  A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the airplane encoutnered its own wake.

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