# NTSB Accident BFO89LA070
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1989-08-21 · CLENDENIN, WV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89LA070
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29047
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-21
- **Location:** CLENDENIN, WV, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N7597W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.  THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S DELAY IN DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT, AND THE LIGHT POLE WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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