# NTSB Accident MKC90LA040
> **PIPER PA-32-301** · 1989-12-29 · NORFOLK, NE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC90LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001213X30002
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-12-29
- **Location:** NORFOLK, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.030406, -97.410469
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-301
- **Registration:** N8157R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND DARK NIGHT.

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