# NTSB Accident CHI99LA065
> **Piper PA-32-260** · 1999-01-17 · ST. CHARLES, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA065
- **Event ID:** 20001204X00025
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-01-17
- **Location:** ST. CHARLES, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.920074, -88.300231
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N40712
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.  Also causal was the pilot's inadequate preflight/planning preparation which led to inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and him becoming lost/disoriented. Contributing to the accident were the low ceiling, his lack of recent experience in instrument flying and the snow covered field.

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