# NTSB Accident BFO89LA016
> **PIPER PA-38-112** · 1989-01-19 · ELKVIEW, WV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89LA016
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27546
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-19
- **Location:** ELKVIEW, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.429325, -81.470291
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N2409F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND INADEQUATE CREW/GROUP COORDINATION BY THE FLIGHT LEADER (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PRESENCE OF TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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