# NTSB Accident BFO93LA117
> **HOLMES SPECIAL** · 1993-07-11 · CHAVIES, KY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO93LA117
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12799
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-11
- **Location:** CHAVIES, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.38031, -83.280265
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HOLMES
- **Model:** SPECIAL
- **Registration:** N485MH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO TAKE OFF WITH A LOW FUEL LEVEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW FUEL LEVEL, THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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