# NTSB Accident LAX96LA285
> **Diamond Aircraft Industries KATANA DA-20-A1** · 1996-07-22 · VACAVILLE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA285
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06296
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-22
- **Location:** VACAVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.409618, -122.010475
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Diamond Aircraft Industries
- **Model:** KATANA DA-20-A1
- **Registration:** N236BR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper planning/decision by the instructor pilot, which resulted in subsequent fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.

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