# NTSB Accident SEA96LA004
> **VANS RV-6T** · 1995-10-07 · NORTH PLAINS, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA004
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04789
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-10-07
- **Location:** NORTH PLAINS, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.670547, -123.019584
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VANS
- **Model:** RV-6T
- **Registration:** N96VA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel starvation due to the failure of the left tank fuel quantity sending unit which resulted in a false indication of fuel quantity. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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