# NTSB Accident IAD96LA086
> **Champion 7FC** · 1996-05-25 · STEVENSVILLE, MD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA086
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05798
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-25
- **Location:** STEVENSVILLE, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.98954, -76.300926
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7FC
- **Registration:** N456JE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of the amount of fuel he had onboard the airplane which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.  Contributing to the severity of the accident was the high vegetation encountered during the forced landing which resulted in the airplane's nose over.

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