# NTSB Accident CHI05CA087
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2005-03-28 · Jeffersonville, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05CA087
- **Event ID:** 20050428X00525
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-28
- **Location:** Jeffersonville, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.365554, -85.738052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N722RM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight of the aircraft by his failure to detect an open fuel drain which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow emergency procedures, low ceiling, fog and rain.

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