# NTSB Accident ERA21LA042
> **REPUBLIC RC3** · 2020-11-16 · Advance, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA042
- **Event ID:** 20201116102291
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-11-16
- **Location:** Advance, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.903235, -80.471142
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** REPUBLIC
- **Model:** RC3
- **Registration:** N451E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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