# NTSB Accident FTW93LA247
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 1993-08-29 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW93LA247
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13160
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-08-29
- **Location:** GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.590881, -97.040054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N471FT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS, THE PILOT'S MISCALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REQUIRED FOR THE FLIGHT, AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED LANDING COULD BE EXECUTED.

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