# NTSB Accident WPR15LA164
> **PIPER PA28 - 140** · 2015-05-16 · El Cajon, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15LA164
- **Event ID:** 20150518X12459
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-05-16
- **Location:** El Cajon, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.83139, -116.982498
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28 - 140
- **Registration:** N7099R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion in the selected tank, and his delayed movement of the fuel selector handle to the other tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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