# NTSB Accident LAX96LA302
> **Beech B23** · 1996-08-09 · MODESTO, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA302
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06549
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-09
- **Location:** MODESTO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.629306, -120.969512
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** B23
- **Registration:** N6087N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate fuel management and failure to reposition the fuel selector to a tank containing adequate fuel.  The power lines were a factor.

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