# NTSB Accident LAX96TA044
> **McDonnell Douglas 369D** · 1995-11-11 · MATHER, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96TA044
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04888
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-11
- **Location:** MATHER, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.540103, -121.280021
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N33CN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel starvation due to the right seat safety pilot's inadvertent engine shutdown when he closed the throttle to simulate an engine failure, and his failure to perform the throttle rigging check before takeoff.  Contributing to the accident was the improper rigging of the throttle system coupled with the pilot's improper recovery from the autorotation.

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