# NTSB Accident LAX98LA186
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1998-06-07 · EL CAJON, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA186
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-07
- **Location:** EL CAJON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.790721, -116.959945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N84451
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The certified flight instructor's inadequate preflight which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.  A related factor was the unsuitable terrain.

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