# NTSB Accident CHI89LA070
> **CESSNA 152** · 1989-04-07 · BUNKER HILL, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89LA070
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28061
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-07
- **Location:** BUNKER HILL, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.039791, -89.950141
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N66988
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS:  SOFT TERRAIN.

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