# NTSB Accident ERA19LA231
> **Piper PA46** · 2019-07-19 · Poughkeepsie, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA231
- **Event ID:** 20190719X55851
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-19
- **Location:** Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.626667, -73.884162
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA46
- **Registration:** N811SK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as the result of a higher-than-expected fuel quantity reduction. Contributing was the pilot’s continued flight away from his selected precautionary landing site after identification of a fuel emergency, which resulted in inadequate altitude and glide distance available to complete a successful forced landing.

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