# NTSB Accident GAA18CA343
> **AMERICAN AA** · 2018-05-24 · Port Orange, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA343
- **Event ID:** 20180601X80116
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-05-24
- **Location:** Port Orange, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.074167, -81.083335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN
- **Model:** AA
- **Registration:** N5787L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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