# NTSB Accident DEN05LA117
> **Bellanca 14-19-3** · 2005-07-30 · Grand Junction, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05LA117
- **Event ID:** 20050801X01122
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-30
- **Location:** Grand Junction, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.109508, -108.530548
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 14-19-3
- **Registration:** N8870R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the improper fuel selector position.  Factors contributing to the accident were the inadvertent stall, the ravine, and the steep drop off embankment.

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