# NTSB Accident NYC96LA074
> **Cessna A185E** · 1996-03-11 · SHIRLEY, ME, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA074
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05473
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-11
- **Location:** SHIRLEY, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185E
- **Registration:** N712MY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's fuel mismanagement and improper use of the fuel selector valve which resulted in fuel starvation.

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