# NTSB Accident CHI97LA052
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 1997-01-13 · FRANKLIN, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA052
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07267
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-13
- **Location:** FRANKLIN, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.739456, -94.710235
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N6495P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate inflight planning and his fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.  A contributing factor with this accident was a frost blocked cockpit windshield.

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