# NTSB Accident MIA97LA098
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1997-03-15 · NASHVILLE, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA098
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07597
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-15
- **Location:** NASHVILLE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.189613, -86.9505
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N2505Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper planning/decision by the pilot, by failing to ensure there was sufficient fuel to reach a suitable landing area, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, a forced landing, and collision with a tree.  The faulty fuel indication was a related factor.

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