# NTSB Accident CHI02LA260
> **Anderson Kitfox Series 5** · 2002-08-26 · Garden Prairie, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA260
- **Event ID:** 20020828X01467
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-26
- **Location:** Garden Prairie, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.25, -88.733329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Anderson
- **Model:** Kitfox Series 5
- **Registration:** N743JT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's miscalculation of fuel consumption and his operation of the fuel system beyond its limitation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.  Contributing factors were transmission wires and dark night conditions.

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