# NTSB Accident CEN21LA151
> **BEECH 35** · 2021-03-06 · Palestine, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA151
- **Event ID:** 20210307102723
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-03-06
- **Location:** Palestine, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.713756, -95.677195
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 35
- **Registration:** N3394V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to the flight crew incorrectly placing the fuel selector between fuel tank detents, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a placard on the fuel selector, the lack of obvious fuel tank detents in the fuel selector, and the flight crew’s lack of understanding of proper fuel selector operation.

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