# NTSB Accident CHI05LA004
> **Malone VANS RV-6A** · 2004-10-15 · Joliet, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05LA004
- **Event ID:** 20041021X01673
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-15
- **Location:** Joliet, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.518333, -88.175003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Malone
- **Model:** VANS RV-6A
- **Registration:** N85MM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight and inadequate fuel consumption calculations, also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the forced landing.  A factor was the night condition.

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