# NTSB Accident SEA96LA119
> **Piper PA-28-150** · 1996-06-11 · BOUNTIFUL, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA119
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06115
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-11
- **Location:** BOUNTIFUL, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.879924, -111.820701
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-150
- **Registration:** N5172W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate fuel management by the student pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation, due to an improperly positioned fuel selector.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate remedial action, and a ditch in the emergency landing area.

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