# NTSB Accident LAX97LA238
> **Bellanca 17-30** · 1997-07-04 · PRESCOTT, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA238
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08426
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-04
- **Location:** PRESCOTT, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.619621, -112.420394
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 17-30
- **Registration:** N70EC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper placement of the unmarked fuel selector valve to off which resulted in fuel starvation.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in this model aircraft.

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