# NTSB Accident ERA16LA026
> **PIPER PA31** · 2015-10-26 · Weston, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA026
- **Event ID:** 20151026X43000
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-26
- **Location:** Weston, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.058889, -80.434722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA31
- **Registration:** N55GK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's feathering of the incorrect propeller following a total loss of right engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from maintenance personnel’s failure to reinstall the flapper valve in the right main fuel tank. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to alcohol consumption.

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