# NTSB Accident CHI00LA156
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2000-06-09 · INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA156
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21176
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-09
- **Location:** INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.769756, -86.11087
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N4142F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper in-flight decision of the pilot not to land at the nearest airport at the first loss of engine power. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion, the excessive fuel flow, and the airport perimeter fence.

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