# NTSB Accident ANC18LA016
> **PIPER PA 23-250** · 2017-12-19 · Knoxville, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC18LA016
- **Event ID:** 20171219X65947
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-12-19
- **Location:** Knoxville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.968334, -83.900001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 23-250
- **Registration:** N40285
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to comply with published engine-out procedures and recommended airspeeds, which resulted in a lack of directional control, collision with trees, and impact with the ground; the left engine lost total power due to fuel starvation.

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