# NTSB Accident LAX97LA282
> **Mooney M20K** · 1997-08-08 · LAKEPORT, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA282
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08675
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-08
- **Location:** LAKEPORT, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.310749, -120.269943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N321RM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to a tank containing fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a forced landing shortly after takeoff.

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