# NTSB Accident DEN04LA007
> **Aviat Pitts S2B** · 2003-10-11 · Santa Teresa, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04LA007
- **Event ID:** 20031022X01794
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-11
- **Location:** Santa Teresa, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.880832, -106.704719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aviat
- **Model:** Pitts S2B
- **Registration:** N331DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the instructor's improper in-flight planning/decision making and fuel mismanagement which resulted in fuel starvation/exhaustion, the loss of engine power and the subsequent forced landing. Contributing factors include the instructor's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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