# NTSB Accident IAD98LA077
> **Bennett PIEL EMERAUDE** · 1998-07-13 · HILLSVILLE, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98LA077
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10606
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-13
- **Location:** HILLSVILLE, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.759197, -80.729431
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bennett
- **Model:** PIEL EMERAUDE
- **Registration:** N86WB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A blocked fuel strainer due to an inadequate maintenance inspection by the previous owner, which resulted in fuel starvation.

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