# NTSB Accident CHI01FA146
> **Piper PA-24-250** · 2001-05-28 · Osage Beach, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA146
- **Event ID:** 20010608X01134
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-05-28
- **Location:** Osage Beach, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.129142, -92.650199
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N7331P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot during the forced landing and inadequate preflight inspection performed by the pilot.  Contributing factors to the accident were the fuel system contamination that resulted in the loss of engine power, the encountered stall, and trees.

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