# NTSB Accident LAX00LA196
> **Piper PA-32R** · 2000-05-13 · CASA GRANDE, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA196
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21042
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-13
- **Location:** CASA GRANDE, AZ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R
- **Registration:** N4148R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's inadvertant movement of the fuel selector to the "off" positon when selecting the alternate tank, and the flight instructor's lack of verification that the fuel selector was in the proper position during the emergency procedure checklist.  A factor was the worn fuel selector "off" detent that allowed inadvertent movement of the fuel selector to the "off" position.

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