# NTSB Accident LAX05LA258
> **Beech A23** · 2005-08-03 · Rancho Murieta, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA258
- **Event ID:** 20050811X01223
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-03
- **Location:** Rancho Murieta, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.486667, -121.102775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A23
- **Registration:** N1456L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel starvation due to the inadequate fuel system management by both pilots.  Also causal was the inadequate preflight inspection by both the instructor and student and their failure to verify the fuel quantities in each fuel tank, and, the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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