# NTSB Accident CHI97LA077
> **Beech A36** · 1997-02-25 · MATHERVILLE, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA077
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07393
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-25
- **Location:** MATHERVILLE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.259841, -90.600563
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N18DR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine as a result of the pilot-in-command's improper positioning of the fuel tank selector.  A factor was the rough terrain.

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