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Aviation accident WPR21FA044
1 fatal · PIPER PA38 · 2020-11-10 · Grass Valley, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR21FA044- Event ID
20201111102266- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2020-11-10
- Location
- Grass Valley, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.190833, -120.99861
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPER
- Model
- PA38
- Registration
- N6380A
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown