# NTSB Accident IAD02LA044
> **Piper PA-32-260** · 2002-04-23 · Louisville, KY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD02LA044
- **Event ID:** 20020429X00594
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-23
- **Location:** Louisville, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.227779, -85.663612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N166PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent selection of an empty fuel tank, which resulted in fuel starvation of the engine.

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