# NTSB Accident ERA15FA088
> **PIPER PA34** · 2015-01-02 · Kuttawa, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15FA088
- **Event ID:** 20150103X93856
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-01-02
- **Location:** Kuttawa, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.033611, -88.168891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA34
- **Registration:** N81291
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly set the left engine fuel selector before takeoff and to recognize the incorrect setting during the flight, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power on both engines.

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