# NTSB Accident FTW97LA095
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 1997-01-30 · BOSWELL, OK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA095
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07298
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-30
- **Location:** BOSWELL, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.01992, -95.860153
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N2493A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper inflight planning and decision, after becoming lost/disoriented, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, before landing in a suitable landing area.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot of another aircraft did not accurately identify the lost airplane before providing directions, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing, once the engine lost power.

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