# NTSB Accident DEN03LA026
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2002-12-26 · Spanish Fork, UT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA026
- **Event ID:** 20030106X00016
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-12-26
- **Location:** Spanish Fork, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.141666, -111.661109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N75337
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his in-flight decision/planning resulting in fuel exhaustion.  A contributing factor was the rough, frozen terrain at the landing site.

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