# NTSB Accident LAX94LA164
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 1994-03-16 · SELMA, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA164
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00935
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-03-16
- **Location:** SELMA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.529617, -119.640945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N7541P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SUPPLY WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO SUSTAIN FUEL STARVATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST BY NOT USING THE ELECTRICAL FUEL BOOST PUMP.  THE ENGINE FUEL STARVATION WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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