# NTSB Accident CHI04CA105
> **Cessna A185E** · 2004-04-16 · Hastings, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04CA105
- **Event ID:** 20040506X00567
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-04-16
- **Location:** Hastings, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.697776, -92.864166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185E
- **Registration:** N185TY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not verifying the fuel selector valve's position during the preflight leading to the fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power during the flight's initial climb.

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