# NTSB Accident ERA16LA291
> **LUSCOMBE 8** · 2016-08-13 · Marlboro, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA291
- **Event ID:** 20160815X43320
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-13
- **Location:** Marlboro, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.284999, -74.222778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8
- **Registration:** N71497
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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