# NTSB Accident FTW98LA038
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 1997-11-01 · GALVESTON, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA038
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09169
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-01
- **Location:** GALVESTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.299535, -94.790512
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N40201
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate maintenance and/or preflight inspection of the airplane, and subsequent blockage of the fuel filters, which led to fuel starvation, partial loss of engine power in both engines, and a forced landing.  A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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