# NTSB Accident LAX98LA281
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1998-09-03 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA281
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11093
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-03
- **Location:** PHOENIX, AZ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N55038
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management and his failure to select a tank containing fuel prior to the loss of power.

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