# NTSB Accident CHI95LA038
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1994-11-12 · ALTON, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95LA038
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02576
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-11-12
- **Location:** ALTON, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N5397L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to refuel.  Factors associated with the accident were unsuitable terrain, the vehicle and building which the airplane contacted, and the dark night conditions.

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