# NTSB Accident LAX98LA277
> **Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E** · 1998-09-08 · MOJAVE, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA277
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11091
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-08
- **Location:** MOJAVE, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Silvaire
- **Model:** LUSCOMBE 8E
- **Registration:** N1716K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight.

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