# NTSB Accident CHI97LA201
> **WEBER RV-4** · 1997-07-04 · HERMANN, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA201
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08318
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-04
- **Location:** HERMANN, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.690093, -91.429458
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WEBER
- **Model:** RV-4
- **Registration:** N1142J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and encounter with a stall.  Related factors were the chafed throttle cable, which became jammed; and failure of the pilot to perform an engine shut down in order to land on the runway.

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