# NTSB Accident CEN13FA338
> **PIPISTREL ALPHA TRAINER** · 2013-06-11 · Pampa, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA338
- **Event ID:** 20130611X40901
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-11
- **Location:** Pampa, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.89611, -100.999168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPISTREL
- **Model:** ALPHA TRAINER
- **Registration:** N477PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the manufacturer providing the incorrect Pilot’s Operating Handbook to the owner, which prevented the pilot from accurately calculating the fuel requirements before the flight. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and poor decision-making.

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