# NTSB Accident LAX90LA195
> **PIPER PA-18** · 1990-05-25 · FULLERTON, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90LA195
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23194
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-05-25
- **Location:** FULLERTON, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N8474D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE. A FACTOR WAS THE IMPROPERLY MODIFIED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

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