# NTSB Accident LAX05LA309
> **Thomas RV4** · 2005-09-21 · Kernville, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA309
- **Event ID:** 20050927X01536
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-21
- **Location:** Kernville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.728332, -118.419723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Thomas
- **Model:** RV4
- **Registration:** N3882N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by the pilot's failure to select a tank containing fuel for takeoff.  A factor in the accident was the lack of a runway overrun area beyond the departure end of the runway.

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