# NTSB Accident WPR22LA268
> **PIPER J3C-65** · 2022-07-22 · Huntington Beach, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22LA268
- **Event ID:** 20220725105571
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-07-22
- **Location:** Huntington Beach, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.661747, -118.011
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** J3C-65
- **Registration:** N3666K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing was the pilot’s delayed decision to switch fuel tanks.

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