# NTSB Accident CHI94LA060
> **Piper PA-28-160** · 1993-12-27 · LITTLE FALLS, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA060
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13845
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-12-27
- **Location:** LITTLE FALLS, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.969024, -94.360504
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-160
- **Registration:** N5894W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an improper preflight by the pilot-in-command and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn.  A factor associated with the accident was contaminated fuel.

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