# NTSB Accident CHI08CA073
> **Squier Pauper II** · 2008-02-03 · Stockbridge, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA073
- **Event ID:** 20080310X00290
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-02-03
- **Location:** Stockbridge, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.029998, -88.190002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Squier
- **Model:** Pauper II
- **Registration:** N70727
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation while maneuvering after takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the terrain.  Contributing factors were the snow-covered lake and overcast clouds, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation due to the indefinite horizon.  An additional factor was the airplane's low altitude at the time of the occurrence.

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