# NTSB Accident ERA10LA248
> **ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-C** · 2010-04-28 · LaGrange, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10LA248
- **Event ID:** 20100429X30255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-04-28
- **Location:** LaGrange, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.005279, -85.070274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ENGINEERING & RESEARCH
- **Model:** ERCOUPE 415-C
- **Registration:** N87172
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to ensure that the fuel tank shut-off valve was open resulting in fuel starvation.

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