# NTSB Accident SEA97FA106
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1997-05-10 · TIGARD, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97FA106
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08012
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-10
- **Location:** TIGARD, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.399196, -122.790008
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N55676
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly manage the aircraft fuel supply, which led to fuel exhaustion of the right tank and subsequent fuel starvation/power loss of the engine during the final approach.  Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of sufficient altitude to effect a recovery, and the lack of suitable terrain for a successful forced landing.

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