# NTSB Accident CHI01LA275
> **Schuetz Miniplane DSA-1** · 2001-08-12 · Michigan City, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA275
- **Event ID:** 20010820X01725
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-12
- **Location:** Michigan City, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.709388, -86.869033
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schuetz Miniplane
- **Model:** DSA-1
- **Registration:** N11991
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot.  Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot maneuvering at a low airspeed, the encountered stall/spin, and the recovery from the spin at a low altitude, which resulted in altitude/clearance not being maintained from the trees.  Additional factors to the accident were the low fuel quantity, which resulted in fuel starvation and the momentary loss of engine power.

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