# NTSB Accident ERA19FA250
> **Beech 95B55** · 2019-08-18 · Wilmington, DE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA250
- **Event ID:** 20190818X02829
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-08-18
- **Location:** Wilmington, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.690555, -75.638336
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 95B55
- **Registration:** N678DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots’ failure to place the left fuel selector into the proper position, which resulted in a total loss of the left engine’s power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was their failure to properly secure the left engine and their failure to maintain control of the airplane during the attempt to return to the airport.

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