# NTSB Accident CHI96LA218
> **Piper PA-25-235** · 1996-06-11 · WATERVILLE, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA218
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05938
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-11
- **Location:** WATERVILLE, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.689178, -96.740859
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-25-235
- **Registration:** N7289Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight procedure.  Factors were fuel exhaustion, a leak in the fuel filtering system, and high vegetation.

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