# NTSB Accident ATL07LA044
> **Piper PA-31-350** · 2007-02-20 · Phenix City, AL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL07LA044
- **Event ID:** 20070223X00219
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-02-20
- **Location:** Phenix City, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.419445, -85.242225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N41077
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and his misunderstanding of how the fuel system operates. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturers insufficiently defined procedures for low fuel operations, which resulted in a forced landing and in-flight collision with terrain.

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