# NTSB Accident WPR12LA315
> **PIPER PA-32S-300** · 2012-07-20 · Adelanto, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12LA315
- **Event ID:** 20120721X14914
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-20
- **Location:** Adelanto, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.537498, -117.460556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32S-300
- **Registration:** N5212S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff, which was aborted due to fuel starvation as a result of an inadvertent in-flight activation of the fuel drain activation lever by the passenger. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to have the fuel drain protective cover repaired prior to flight.

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