# NTSB Accident CHI98LA036
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1997-11-13 · WILLMAR, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA036
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09147
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-13
- **Location:** WILLMAR, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.119956, -95.03923
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N8886J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision, his continued flight into known adverse weather, and subsequent fuel exhaustion, which resulted in loss of engine power, and a forced landing.  Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, the pilot's lack of an instrument flight experience, and darkness at the time of the forced landing.

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