# NTSB Accident WPR12TA323
> **AERO COMMANDER 500 S** · 2012-07-24 · Elko, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12TA323
- **Event ID:** 20120723X90207
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-24
- **Location:** Elko, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.760833, -115.687225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERO COMMANDER
- **Model:** 500 S
- **Registration:** N535SA
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to comply with required fueling procedures and the pilot's poor decision-making in not monitoring his fuel gauge and turning back when it reached minimum fuel.

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