# NTSB Accident LAX01LA299
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2001-09-02 · Carson City, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA299
- **Event ID:** 20010906X01885
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-02
- **Location:** Carson City, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.209133, -119.709152
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N9199W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's incorrect setting of the fuel selector valve during the prelanding checklist to a position between usable tanks, resulting in fuel starvation.

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