# NTSB Accident CHI04LA173
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 2004-07-08 · Waubun, MN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04LA173
- **Event ID:** 20040715X00984
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-08
- **Location:** Waubun, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.176666, -95.915275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N248ND
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to get the proper rest prior to the night cross country flight and the pilot's failure to maintain altitude.  Contributing factors to the accident were fatigue as a result of inadequate sleep, conditions conducive to fatigue, and night.

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