# NTSB Accident CHI97FA133
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 1997-05-18 · SAVOY, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA133
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07859
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-18
- **Location:** SAVOY, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.059299, -88.249176
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N383AV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation and her not maintaining airspeed.  Factors were fuel exhaustion and entering an inadvertent stall.

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