# NTSB Accident DFW06CA179
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 2006-07-10 · Georgetown, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW06CA179
- **Event ID:** 20060829X01254
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-07-10
- **Location:** Georgetown, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.686944, -97.673057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N8164J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation after the private pilot inadvertently positioned the fuel selector to the OFF position.  Contributor factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the unreliable safety detent button on the fuel selector.

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