# NTSB Accident FTW96LA040
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1995-11-04 · FORT WORTH, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04846
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-04
- **Location:** FORT WORTH, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.979393, -97.310966
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N9504J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF.  DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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