# NTSB Accident MIA93LA152
> **PIPER PA-31** · 1993-07-10 · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA93LA152
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12983
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-10
- **Location:** ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-31
- **Registration:** N36L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DELAY BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO EXECUTE THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY RESETTING THE ALTERNATORS AND VOLTAGE REGULATORS FOLLOWING TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT.

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