# NTSB Accident FTW97LA232
> **Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B** · 1997-06-23 · EL INDIO, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA232
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08129
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-23
- **Location:** EL INDIO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.509679, -100.309486
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Commander
- **Model:** CALLAIR A-9B
- **Registration:** N7684V
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight, subsequent fuel starvation, and failure of the pilot to reposition the fuel selector to another tank (perform emergency procedure) after the loss of engine power, which resulted in a forced landing and subseqent nose-over.  Factors relating to the accident were: false fuel quantity indication, and the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.

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