# NTSB Accident CHI89LA120
> **PIPER PA-18-150** · 1989-06-24 · MIDDLETOWN, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89LA120
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28539
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-24
- **Location:** MIDDLETOWN, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.560691, -84.420799
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N1961P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL STARVATION FROM IMPROPER MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DURING THE ATTEMPTED ENGINE RESTART. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AND THE TERRAIN CONDITION (BARLEY CROP).

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