# NTSB Accident ERA13LA111
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 2013-01-13 · Dover, DE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA111
- **Event ID:** 20130114X61927
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-01-13
- **Location:** Dover, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.1725, -75.49028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N4975S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to land the airplane at multiple airports that were equipped with adequate instrument approach procedures while operating in low instrument meteorological conditions and his delay in declaring a fuel-related emergency, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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