# NTSB Accident LAX92LA176
> **MCEWEN DICK GLASAIR III** · 1992-04-10 · CASA GRANDE, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX92LA176
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14455
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-04-10
- **Location:** CASA GRANDE, AZ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCEWEN DICK
- **Model:** GLASAIR III
- **Registration:** N115DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT THE PROPER FUEL TANK AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION.  CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN INADEQUATE DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT PERMITTED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO BE ROTATED 360 DEGREES, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE.

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