# NTSB Accident LAX88FA254
> **SIKORSKY S-58BT** · 1988-07-13 · MARINA DEL REY, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA254
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26263
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-07-13
- **Location:** MARINA DEL REY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.980651, -118.460563
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIKORSKY
- **Model:** S-58BT
- **Registration:** N94AH
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND A DUEL ENGINE FLAMEOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SIKORSKY S58T.

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