# NTSB Accident SEA05LA103
> **North American Navion** · 2005-05-21 · Emmett, ID, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05LA103
- **Event ID:** 20050608X00736
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-21
- **Location:** Emmett, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.881942, -116.510559
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** North American
- **Model:** Navion
- **Registration:** N8874H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The partial loss of engine power during cruise flight as a result of air being sucked into the fuel system due to a worn fuel selector valve stem and a hardened and brittle fuel selector valve O-ring. Factors include no suitable landing area within the aircraft's reduced power gliding distance, and a pole at the location where the pilot found it necessary to make an emergency landing.

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