# NTSB Accident MIA97FA049
> **Piper PA-30** · 1996-12-28 · GOLDSBORO, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA049
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07206
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-28
- **Location:** GOLDSBORO, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.369163, -77.970695
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-30
- **Registration:** N8220Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow instrument approach procedures during numerous instrument approaches and missed approaches which resuled in a total loss of engine power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Factors contributing to the accident were: the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing prior to his departure and his lack of recent instrument flight experience.

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