# NTSB Accident CHI88LA232
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 1988-09-08 · WATERTOWN, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI88LA232
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26791
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-09-08
- **Location:** WATERTOWN, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.190696, -88.720405
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N9346C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER SELECTION OF THE FUEL TANK, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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