# NTSB Accident CHI97LA241
> **Bellanca 17-30A** · 1997-08-02 · EAGLE, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA241
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08573
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-02
- **Location:** EAGLE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.800529, -84.789642
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N8237R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, his decision to switch fuel tanks too late, and fuel starvation.

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