# NTSB Accident NYC96LA066
> **Cessna 150H** · 1996-02-26 · LINDEN, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA066
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05315
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-26
- **Location:** LINDEN, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150H
- **Registration:** N6964S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to follow the checklist to ensure that the fuel selector valve was in the ON position, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.  In addition, the pilot failed to maintain airspeed during the forced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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