# NTSB Accident ERA13CA362
> **PIPER PA-28R-180** · 2013-08-12 · Fredericksburg, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13CA362
- **Event ID:** 20130812X11440
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-12
- **Location:** Fredericksburg, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.27111, -77.446945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N4969J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate pre-flight and in-flight planning and his failure to obtain a weather briefing at his intermediate stops, resulting in a missed approach at his destination and subsequent fuel exhaustion. The pilot’s fatigue due to lack of sleep may have been a factor.

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