# NTSB Accident WPR13LA383
> **PIPER PA-38** · 2013-08-22 · Madera, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13LA383
- **Event ID:** 20130823X02103
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-22
- **Location:** Madera, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.926387, -120.022224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38
- **Registration:** N2578L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots' inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in the airplane departing with insufficient fuel to complete the planned flight, and their failure to recognize that discrepancy en route, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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