# NTSB Accident LAX00LA259
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2000-07-10 · SANTA MARIA, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA259
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21505
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-10
- **Location:** SANTA MARIA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.820659, -120.409934
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N4209T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply was on board at last departure, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.  The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane at the en route stop was also causal.

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