# NTSB Accident CHI03FA291
> **Beech B36TC** · 2003-09-02 · Uniondale, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03FA291
- **Event ID:** 20030905X01478
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-09-02
- **Location:** Uniondale, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.867221, -85.688613
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** B36TC
- **Registration:** N8018J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inaccurate preflight planning which resulted in an inadequate fuel supply and subsequent fuel exhaustion.  Factors associated with the accident were the low ceiling, dark night conditions, and the utility pole which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.

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