# NTSB Accident CHI01FA204
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2001-07-11 · West Lafayette, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA204
- **Event ID:** 20010910X01912
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-11
- **Location:** West Lafayette, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.467777, -86.946662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N8955J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's alcohol impaired decision making.  Additional factors were the trees and night.

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