# NTSB Accident LAX03LA127
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2003-04-05 · Santa Maria, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA127
- **Event ID:** 20030422X00546
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-05
- **Location:** Santa Maria, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.883335, -120.462501
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N21175
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision resulting in fuel exhaustion which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight, and a subsequent on-ground collision with a pole and a fence during the ensuing emergency landing.

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