# NTSB Accident GAA16CA486
> **CHAMPION 7GC** · 2016-09-04 · Palmer, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA486
- **Event ID:** 20160914X43846
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-04
- **Location:** Palmer, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.619754, -148.980041
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CHAMPION
- **Model:** 7GC
- **Registration:** N4831E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to assess the airplane’s fuel quantity before departure, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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