# NTSB Accident LAX03LA012
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2002-10-19 · Van Nuys, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA012
- **Event ID:** 20021024X05381
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-19
- **Location:** Van Nuys, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.20972, -118.489997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N9483W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel starvation due to the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system and failure to select a tank containing fuel.

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