# NTSB Accident NYC97LA012
> **Socata TB 9 TAMPICO** · 1996-11-04 · LAURENS, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA012
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07105
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-04
- **Location:** LAURENS, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.559322, -75.13047
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Socata
- **Model:** TB 9 TAMPICO
- **Registration:** N5541C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for a precautionary landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: the student becoming lost, the subsequent low fuel condition, and the embankment in the emergency landing area.

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