# NTSB Accident ERA16LA109
> **PIPER PA28** · 2016-02-21 · Port Jefferson, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA109
- **Event ID:** 20160221X82226
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-02-21
- **Location:** Port Jefferson, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.961112, -73.084442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N29099
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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