# NTSB Accident BFO93LA133
> **BEATTY GLASAIR SH-2** · 1993-07-21 · CAPE MAY, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO93LA133
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12809
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-21
- **Location:** CAPE MAY, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEATTY
- **Model:** GLASAIR SH-2
- **Registration:** N522EB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT BY NOT ASSURING THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION FOR TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.  THE PILOT'S DISTRACTION (DIVERTED ATTENTION) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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