# NTSB Accident GAA16CA072
> **SKAGGS RONNIE LYNN RANS S6S** · 2015-11-27 · Oldtown, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA072
- **Event ID:** 20151209X14947
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-11-27
- **Location:** Oldtown, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.560001, -78.620002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SKAGGS RONNIE LYNN
- **Model:** RANS S6S
- **Registration:** N531VS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to visually inspect the fuel level during the preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent off-field landing and impacted terrain.

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