# NTSB Accident DCA00MA052
> **British Aerospace J-3101** · 2000-05-21 · Bear Creek Town, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA00MA052
- **Event ID:** 20020830X01495
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-21
- **Location:** Bear Creek Town, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.153888, -75.758888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 19
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 19
## Aircraft
- **Make:** British Aerospace
- **Model:** J-3101
- **Registration:** N16EJ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew’s failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply for the flight, which led to the stoppage of the right engine due to fuel exhaustion and the intermittent stoppage of the left engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's failure to monitor the airplane’s fuel state and the flight crew's failure to maintain directional control after the initial engine stoppage.

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