# NTSB Accident FTW97LA080
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1997-01-12 · BATON ROUGE, LA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA080
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07285
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-12
- **Location:** BATON ROUGE, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.490549, -91.069831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N33037
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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