# NTSB Accident ERA20LA331
> **Piper PA31** · 2020-09-19 · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA331
- **Event ID:** 20200919X42745
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-09-19
- **Location:** Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.119127, -80.129943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 8
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA31
- **Registration:** N257SH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue to the destination following the loss of engine power to the first engine.

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