# NTSB Accident ERA09LA131
> **PIPER PA-25-235** · 2009-01-06 · Pensacola, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09LA131
- **Event ID:** 20090106X51907
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-01-06
- **Location:** Pensacola, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.392221, -87.342781
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-25-235
- **Registration:** N7160Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed following a total loss of engine power during a low-level approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

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