# NTSB Accident CHI07CA057
> **Barron Thorp T18** · 2007-01-09 · Edinburg, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07CA057
- **Event ID:** 20070202X00130
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-01-09
- **Location:** Edinburg, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.098609, -81.191108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Barron
- **Model:** Thorp T18
- **Registration:** N54DT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision not to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion.  A factor to the accident was the tree line that the airplane impacted during the forced landing.

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