# NTSB Accident IAD02LA089
> **Puhl Genesis** · 2002-08-25 · Petersburg, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD02LA089
- **Event ID:** 20020830X01499
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-25
- **Location:** Petersburg, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.994167, -79.144165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Puhl
- **Model:** Genesis
- **Registration:** N51XT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed after a loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.  Factors included the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the transmission wires in the pilot's glide path.

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