# NTSB Accident CHI01LA197
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2001-07-03 · Mecosta, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA197
- **Event ID:** 20010710X01351
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-03
- **Location:** Mecosta, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.580585, -85.440338
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N8007N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and fuel starvation.  Additional causes were the aircraft control not maintained, and the inadvertent stall by the pilot.

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