# NTSB Accident MIA03LA170
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 2003-08-23 · Panama City, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA03LA170
- **Event ID:** 20030829X01428
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-23
- **Location:** Panama City, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.2, -85.666664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N40PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow the airplane manufacturer's recommendation to not use automobile fuel in the airplane resulting in deterioration of the fuel tank sealant, fuel starvation of the engine from fuel system contamination, and subsequent collision with trees during a force landing.

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