# NTSB Accident MIA98LA059
> **Valentin TIAFUN 17E** · 1998-01-12 · PENSACOLA, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA059
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09484
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-12
- **Location:** PENSACOLA, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.389366, -87.370384
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Valentin
- **Model:** TIAFUN 17E
- **Registration:** N16MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to see-and-avoid an obstruction during a precautionary landing on a paved road.  Factors relating to the accident were: the resultant low fuel condition, and an obstruction in the precautionary landing area.

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