# NTSB Accident GAA19CA534
> **Piper PA28** · 2019-09-03 · Sawyer, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA534
- **Event ID:** 20190903X83853
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-09-03
- **Location:** Sawyer, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.318889, -87.281944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N2909U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing and impact with vegetation and a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the Emergency Power Loss During Flight checklist.

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