# NTSB Accident SEA97LA004
> **Crouch AVID MARK IV** · 1996-10-06 · STANWOOD, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA004
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06973
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-06
- **Location:** STANWOOD, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.20956, -122.28041
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Crouch
- **Model:** AVID MARK IV
- **Registration:** N518DC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to perform an adequate preflight inspection, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.  A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on suitable terrain during the forced landing.

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