# NTSB Accident MIA97LA194
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1997-06-24 · WALLS, MS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA194
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08199
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-24
- **Location:** WALLS, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.949337, -90.130775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N3692M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The poor in-flight planning by the pilot for her failure to divert to an alternate airport after recognizing that a low fuel quantity state existed when preflight and in-flight planning revealed sufficient fuel for the flight. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate 100-Hour inspection of the airplane by company maintenance personnel for their failure to note an external fuel leak at the carburetor.  Also, fatigue failure of the air metering pin return spring which resulted in excessive fuel flow at cruise power setting and subsequent fuel exhaustion.

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