# NTSB Accident FTW00LA119
> **Cessna 172E** · 2000-04-07 · LUBBOCK, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW00LA119
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20811
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-07
- **Location:** LUBBOCK, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.659557, -101.680908
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N5682T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector which resulted in fuel starvation.  Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the fuel system due to an inadequate checkout by a flight instructor, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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