# NTSB Accident ERA16LA162
> **COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2008** · 2016-04-16 · Burgaw, NC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA162
- **Event ID:** 20160419X84044
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-04-16
- **Location:** Burgaw, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.580001, -77.944999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA
- **Model:** P2008
- **Registration:** N588TA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to activate the airplane’s alternator, which resulted in an eventual loss of electrical power to the engine’s fuel pumps, fuel starvation, and a total loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot’s use of an incomplete checklist.

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