# NTSB Accident SEA97FA130
> **Lockheed P-38L** · 1997-06-07 · TILLAMOOK, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97FA130
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08240
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-07
- **Location:** TILLAMOOK, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.459472, -123.709861
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lockheed
- **Model:** P-38L
- **Registration:** N7973
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain minimum control speed (VMC), after loss of power in one engine, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with terrain.  Related factors were: the pilot's improper fuel management and failure to change the fuel selector position before a fuel tank had emptied, which led to fuel starvation and loss of power in one engine; and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft, relative to single-engine minimum airspeeds.

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