# NTSB Accident LAX05LA318
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2005-09-26 · Pioche, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA318
- **Event ID:** 20051101X01771
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-26
- **Location:** Pioche, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.066665, -114.566665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5031T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

controlled flight into mountainous terrain due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his inadequate in-flight decisions, which created a low fuel state emergency situation that led directly to the CFIT during flight assist efforts by controllers.

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