# NTSB Accident IAD97LA107
> **Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1** · 1997-08-10 · SLATINGTON, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA107
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08651
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-10
- **Location:** SLATINGTON, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.749534, -75.610282
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Diamond Aircraft Industries
- **Model:** DA 20-A1
- **Registration:** N278PL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/ preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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