# NTSB Accident CHI98LA208
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1998-06-19 · WINCHESTER, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA208
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10254
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-19
- **Location:** WINCHESTER, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.58987, -90.550918
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N4539R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's low altitude flight and failure to maintain clearance, resulting in collision with trees.  A factor was trees.

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