# NTSB Accident ERA24LA054
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 2023-12-04 · Millington, TN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA054
- **Event ID:** 20231204193467
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-12-04
- **Location:** Millington, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.368195, -89.859235
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N7748J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots’ fuel mismanagement during the cross-country flight and incorrect fuel tank selection for the landing approach, which resulted in fuel starvation, a momentary loss of engine power, and collision with terrain short of the runway.

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