# NTSB Accident CEN17LA121
> **BEECH C90A** · 2017-02-14 · Rattan, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17LA121
- **Event ID:** 20170307X03418
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-14
- **Location:** Rattan, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.238609, -95.25389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** C90A
- **Registration:** N1551C
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The loss of electrical power due to the pilot’s inadvertent selection of the engine start switches and the subsequent fuel exhaustion to the left engine as the pilot attempted to locate visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel reserves on board for the flight in instrument meteorological conditions and the miscommunication between the pilot and medical crewmembers.

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