# NTSB Accident CHI04CA138
> **Merkel Acro Sport II** · 2004-06-05 · Beloit, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04CA138
- **Event ID:** 20040628X00876
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-05
- **Location:** Beloit, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.497776, -88.967781
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Merkel
- **Model:** Acro Sport II
- **Registration:** N796DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion.  Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's continued flight with an inoperable fuel quantity indicator and the wires which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.

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