# NTSB Accident SEA02LA132
> **Piper PA-28** · 2002-07-16 · Burns, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA132
- **Event ID:** 20020726X01220
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-16
- **Location:** Burns, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.618331, -119.175003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28
- **Registration:** N1248H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to continue on en route into an area of forecast reduced visibility without sufficient fuel to divert to a suitable alternate airport, and his subsequent inadvertent exhaustion of the aircraft's fuel supply. Factors include reduced visibility due to forest fire smoke, and rough/uneven terrain at the location where the pilot found it necessary to make a forced landing.

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