# NTSB Accident ERA19FA155
> **Bellanca 1730** · 2019-04-23 · Henderson, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA155
- **Event ID:** 20190424X95940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-04-23
- **Location:** Henderson, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.80722, -87.684448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 1730
- **Registration:** N9693E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack at a low altitude, in the airport traffic pattern, following a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to attempt the night cross-country flight, his lack of  overall and specific operational experience, and his likely impairment from use of methamphetamine and cocaine.

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