# NTSB Accident LAX91LA164
> **PIPER PA 46** · 1991-04-08 · NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA164
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16806
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-04-08
- **Location:** NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.199653, -118.390747
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 46
- **Registration:** N9113X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING, INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE GUIDED HIM TO A PROBABLE SAFE LANDING AT AN AIRPORT.

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