# NTSB Accident ERA25LA161
> **AERONCA 7AC** · 2025-04-01 · Martinsville, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA25LA161
- **Event ID:** 20250401199945
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-04-01
- **Location:** Martinsville, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.63585, -80.029945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N84065
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot inadvertently turned off the fuel selector valve on takeoff which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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