# NTSB Accident LAX93LA133
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 1993-02-23 · RED MOUNTAIN, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93LA133
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11854
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-02-23
- **Location:** RED MOUNTAIN, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.349987, -117.619079
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N5607P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO SEE THE TERRAIN DUE TO THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT FOLLOWING THE ENGINE FAILURE.

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