# NTSB Accident SEA00LA185
> **Rowe PIETENPOL** · 2000-09-23 · RAYMOND, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA185
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22078
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-23
- **Location:** RAYMOND, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.560913, -123.880805
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rowe
- **Model:** PIETENPOL
- **Registration:** N5079R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above power-off stall speed (Vso) while attempting a forced landing after a total loss of engine power, and his failure to move the fuel selector switch to the 'ON' position prior to takeoff. Factors include the pilot's failure to use a checklist, fuel starvation, and an inadequate fuel valve location.

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