# NTSB Accident ERA17CA186
> **PIPER PA 28-181** · 2017-05-21 · Bristow, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17CA186
- **Event ID:** 20170522X90637
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-05-21
- **Location:** Bristow, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.721389, -77.538055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-181
- **Registration:** N8304F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s and pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in exhaustion of the fuel in the selected fuel tank and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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