# NTSB Accident CHI97LA197
> **Piper PA-18** · 1997-07-06 · MIDDLEVILLE, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA197
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08316
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-06
- **Location:** MIDDLEVILLE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.71067, -85.459991
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N183DP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel contamination, due to improper servicing of the aircraft; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.  The pilot's failure to ensure a proper gross weight of the aircraft, and his lack of total experience in type of aircraft were related factors.

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