# NTSB Accident CHI96FA309
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 1996-08-19 · CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA309
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06428
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-19
- **Location:** CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.270381, -88.310951
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N823PJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate fuel management and which resulted in fuel system exhaustion.  The factors involved were the pilot's failure to refuel, inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the dark night conditions encountered.

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