# NTSB Accident MIA96LA141
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 1996-05-16 · TALLAHASSEE, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA141
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05833
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-16
- **Location:** TALLAHASSEE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.389459, -84.510765
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N9239B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's mismanagement of fuel, by failing to reposition the fuel selector to the left tank after fuel was used from the right tank, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.  A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.

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