# NTSB Accident CHI94LA058
> **MOONEY M-20E** · 1993-12-23 · CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA058
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13843
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-12-23
- **Location:** CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.65047, -90.530914
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M-20E
- **Registration:** N1249X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the planned flight.  Factors associated with the accident were the trees, unreliable fuel gauges and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with the known unreliable fuel gauges.

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