# NTSB Accident BFO93LA125
> **HANCOCK- HARRIS PITTS SPECIAL** · 1993-07-16 · INDEPENDENT HIL, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO93LA125
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12805
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-16
- **Location:** INDEPENDENT HIL, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.559047, -77.300743
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HANCOCK- HARRIS
- **Model:** PITTS SPECIAL
- **Registration:** N3186
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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