# NTSB Accident CHI89DEC08
> **WESLEY STRIPLIN RANGER** · 1989-09-18 · SMITH CREEK, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DEC08
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29310
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-18
- **Location:** SMITH CREEK, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.910057, -82.599327
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WESLEY
- **Model:** STRIPLIN RANGER
- **Registration:** N46WW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE WINGTIP FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN ITS INFLIGHT SEPARATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL.

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