# NTSB Accident NYC02LA176
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 2002-08-27 · Athens, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02LA176
- **Event ID:** 20020905X01531
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-27
- **Location:** Athens, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.291667, -82.03833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N4307E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation during cruise flight.  A factor was the operator's failure to perform maintenance on a fuel gauge that was noted twice in a discrepancy log.

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