# NTSB Accident CHI98LA204
> **Cessna 172R** · 1998-06-17 · GREENFIELD, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA204
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10250
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-17
- **Location:** GREENFIELD, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.789535, -85.769866
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** N387MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack.  A factor in the accident was the passenger's, a non-pilot, improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in an overload failure of the nose gear.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA204) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*