# NTSB Accident DEN00LA145
> **Piper PA-22-108** · 2000-08-06 · DUCHESNE, UT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00LA145
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21705
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-06
- **Location:** DUCHESNE, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.100872, -110.490814
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22-108
- **Registration:** N4689Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's use of excessive braking on soft terrain.  Factors included fuel starvation, the fuel selector valve not engaging properly, the pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector valve, and the soft terrain on which the forced landing was made.

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