# NTSB Accident CHI89LA011
> **PIPER PA-24-180** · 1988-10-14 · ALEXANDRIA, MN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89LA011
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27012
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-10-14
- **Location:** ALEXANDRIA, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.870723, -95.370033
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-180
- **Registration:** N8088P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PLT BY FLYING WHILE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, HIS IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM HIS INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.  THE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT NIGHT AND UNEVEN TERRAIN (HIGHWAY MEDIAN) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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