# NTSB Accident GAA20CA042
> **Beech 19** · 2019-10-09 · Somerville, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA20CA042
- **Event ID:** 20191009X72523
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-10-09
- **Location:** Somerville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.196666, -89.396385
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 19
- **Registration:** N2177W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to move the fuel selector position to the "on" position before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and necessitated a forced landing to a field shortly after takeoff, and his subsequent improper decision to take off from unsuitable terrain, which resulted in collision with an embankment and a postcrash fire.

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