# NTSB Accident NYC95FA068
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 1995-03-13 · SUFFOLK, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95FA068
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03174
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-03-13
- **Location:** SUFFOLK, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.699035, -76.629631
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N57326
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.  DARKNESS WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION-MAKING FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

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