# NTSB Accident LAX97FA330
> **Ryan NAVION B** · 1997-09-26 · PACOIMA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA330
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08874
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-26
- **Location:** PACOIMA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.250301, -118.409194
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ryan
- **Model:** NAVION B
- **Registration:** N5241K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the dual student's improper positioning of the fuel selector and the CFI's inadequate supervision, which led to a takeoff with the auxiliary fuel tank selected and resulted in fuel starvation.  A contributing factor was the position of the nomenclature on the cockpit fuel tank selector.

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