# NTSB Accident LAX02LA187
> **Mooney M20E** · 2002-06-08 · Placerville, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA187
- **Event ID:** 20020614X00889
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-08
- **Location:** Placerville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.704723, -120.649444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20E
- **Registration:** N1285X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion.

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