# NTSB Accident CHI89FA117
> **PIPER PA-24-180** · 1989-06-21 · DELPHI, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89FA117
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28525
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-21
- **Location:** DELPHI, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.58044, -86.669197
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-180
- **Registration:** N30BS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION OF THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING A FORCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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