# NTSB Accident DEN04CA073
> **Piper PA-25-235** · 2004-05-22 · Flagler, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04CA073
- **Event ID:** 20040616X00802
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-22
- **Location:** Flagler, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.275001, -104.071662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-25-235
- **Registration:** N8586L
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.  Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, low airspeed, and the inoperative fuel quantity gauge.

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