# NTSB Accident WPR15LA153
> **CESSNA 170B** · 2015-04-28 · Centralia, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15LA153
- **Event ID:** 20150429X22604
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-04-28
- **Location:** Centralia, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.761665, -123.015556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N1296D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of the fuel selector valvehandle, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and a forced hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's checklist.

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