# NTSB Accident DEN03LA021
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2002-11-27 · Vernal, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA021
- **Event ID:** 20021205X05570
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-27
- **Location:** Vernal, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.357498, -109.620552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N9020J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision.  Factors contributing to the accident were fuel exhaustion and the fog.

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