# NTSB Accident CHI04CA108
> **Piper PA-18-150** · 2004-04-22 · Minneapolis, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04CA108
- **Event ID:** 20040426X00512
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-04-22
- **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.061668, -93.353332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N82943
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not verifying the position of the fuel selector prior to the takeoff, resulting in the loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation.  Factors to the accident were the power pole and the trees.

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