# NTSB Accident LAX02LA077
> **Beech T-34B/D-45** · 2002-02-03 · San Simeon, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA077
- **Event ID:** 20020207X00199
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-02-03
- **Location:** San Simeon, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.690052, -121.199203
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** T-34B/D-45
- **Registration:** N34NL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane in which he failed to close the fuel drain resulting in a fuel leak and fuel exhaustion.

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