# NTSB Accident ERA12LA112
> **PIPER PA-38-112** · 2011-12-16 · Merry Hill, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA112
- **Event ID:** 20111219X03444
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-12-16
- **Location:** Merry Hill, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.022777, -76.804168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N9279T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Operation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while making a forced landing following a total loss of engine power at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Also contributing was the pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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