# NTSB Accident CHI97LA153
> **Piper PA-22-108** · 1997-06-01 · ALANSON, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA153
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07890
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-01
- **Location:** ALANSON, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.440036, -84.780677
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22-108
- **Registration:** N5739Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation, due to an improper fuel tank selector position. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, which resulted in his delay or inability to flare the airplane during the emergency landing.

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