# NTSB Accident ERA16FA289
> **PIPER PA 31** · 2016-08-14 · Northport, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA289
- **Event ID:** 20160814X40011
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-14
- **Location:** Northport, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.222778, -87.599723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 31
- **Registration:** N447SA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of power in both engines due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's fuel mismanagement, and his subsequent failure to follow the emergency checklist. Contributing to the pilot's failure to follow the emergency checklist was his lack of emergency procedures training in the accident airplane.

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