# NTSB Accident CHI01FA290
> **Navion L-17B** · 2001-08-23 · Newaygo, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA290
- **Event ID:** 20010830X01831
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-23
- **Location:** Newaygo, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.451389, -85.724441
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Navion
- **Model:** L-17B
- **Registration:** N1017B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot inadvertently positioning the fuel selector in an intermediate position, resulting in a loss of engine power.  An additional cause was the pilot's failure to verify the fuel selector position during the engine restart attempt.  Factors to the accident include the restricted fuel flow, fuel starvation, and the presence of trees during the forced landing.

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