# NTSB Accident CHI98LA064
> **Piper PA-24-250** · 1997-12-17 · WICHITA, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA064
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09279
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-17
- **Location:** WICHITA, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.770656, -97.209114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N6377L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-command misjudged the fuel supply and selected an empty fuel tank which resulted in fuel exhaustion.  A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain encountered when the airplane touched down short of the runway.

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