SERS · Piper PA-28-180 · 1998-09-11 · INT'L FALLS, MN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI98LA338
Event ID
20001211X11019
Type
Accident
Date
1998-09-11
Location
INT'L FALLS, MN, USA
Coordinates
48.579761, -93.400665
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N7965W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
inaccurate preflight planning which resulted in an insufficient fuel supply and the subsequent fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the tree which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.