# NTSB Accident LAX00LA067
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1999-12-02 · PALO ALTO, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA067
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20274
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-02
- **Location:** PALO ALTO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.449821, -122.099578
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N4319Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to properly calculate fuel consumption rate, and his improper in-flight planning to continue the flight to the destination airport instead of landing at a closer alternate airport.  A factor was the pilot's inadequate aircraft control during the descent, which necessitated a go-around.

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