# NTSB Accident BFO89LA080
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1989-09-17 · HAYMARKET, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89LA080
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29308
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-17
- **Location:** HAYMARKET, VA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N40892
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION & LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PRESENCE OF HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) IN THE APPROACH PATH TO THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR.

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