# NTSB Accident ERA12LA180
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 2012-02-14 · Amory, MS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA180
- **Event ID:** 20120215X32300
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-02-14
- **Location:** Amory, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.080554, -88.494163
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N3688W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision-making, including his inadequate weather evaluation and his delayed diversion to a closer airport, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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