# NTSB Accident CHI01LA030
> **Aviat PITTS S-2B** · 2000-11-01 · WORTH, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA030
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22265
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-11-01
- **Location:** WORTH, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.679561, -87.790527
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aviat
- **Model:** PITTS S-2B
- **Registration:** N169DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane and his failure to verify the fuel supply on board, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.  Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude at which the power loss occurred and the lack of suitable terrain given the low altitude.

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