# NTSB Accident ATL04FA139
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2004-06-23 · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04FA139
- **Event ID:** 20040630X00888
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-23
- **Location:** Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.191667, -80.166946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N9578C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and  the subsequent collision with a building.

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