# NTSB Accident WPR12LA023
> **CESSNA 185** · 2011-10-28 · Prineville, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12LA023
- **Event ID:** 20111029X32246
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-10-28
- **Location:** Prineville, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.145278, -120.973052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N520YH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot inadvertently leaving the fuel selector set to the left tank. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s deviation from his normal habit pattern and his failure to refer to the in-flight engine failure checklist after the engine power loss.

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