# NTSB Accident ERA16LA007
> **PIPER PA28R** · 2015-10-10 · Savannah, GA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA007
- **Event ID:** 20151010X52624
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-10
- **Location:** Savannah, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.128887, -81.235
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28R
- **Registration:** N9312N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during approach. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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