# NTSB Accident ERA13FA096
> **PIPER PA-31-350** · 2012-12-24 · Leesburg, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA096
- **Event ID:** 20121224X20556
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-12-24
- **Location:** Leesburg, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.863889, -81.812225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N78WM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of power in both engines during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of prescription and illicit drugs, which likely impaired his judgment.

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