# NTSB Accident CHI89DEI02
> **ACRODUSTER SA-750** · 1989-08-13 · PAINESVILLE, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DEI02
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29055
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-13
- **Location:** PAINESVILLE, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.720352, -81.240631
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ACRODUSTER
- **Model:** SA-750
- **Registration:** N69GM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR FOR TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION; AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND THE TREES WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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