# NTSB Accident ANC97LA017
> **Cessna 185F** · 1997-01-02 · NOME, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA017
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07250
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-02
- **Location:** NOME, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.709823, -164.620346
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185F
- **Registration:** N23CB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to properly verify the position of a fractured fuel selector handle, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.  A factor related to the accident was: the fractured handle that allowed the fuel selector to be rotated to an OFF position.

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