# NTSB Accident LAX05LA183
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2005-05-21 · Avalon, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA183
- **Event ID:** 20050601X00701
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-21
- **Location:** Avalon, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.404998, -118.415832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N3004U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to refuel the airplane prior to takeoff.

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