# NTSB Accident ERA17LA188
> **MAULE M7** · 2017-05-20 · Colton, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA188
- **Event ID:** 20170524X50728
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-05-20
- **Location:** Colton, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.540832, -74.925003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MAULE
- **Model:** M7
- **Registration:** N126MC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots' initiation of an uncoordinated right turn with the fuel selector positioned to the right main fuel tank, which had a low quantity of fuel in it and resulted in a total loss of engine power due to the unporting of the fuel and subsequent fuel starvation.

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