# NTSB Accident CHI97LA105
> **Piper PA-24** · 1997-04-12 · ELK FALLS, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA105
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07683
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-12
- **Location:** ELK FALLS, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.369647, -96.190696
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24
- **Registration:** N8739P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fracture of the fuel selector assembly which resulted in fuel starvation.

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