# NTSB Accident LAX94LA335
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1994-08-21 · SIMI VALLEY, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA335
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02089
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-21
- **Location:** SIMI VALLEY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.299312, -118.720039
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N739VY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER THE STUDENT PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE SUPERVISING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TO FOLLOW THE FAA APPROVED SYLLABUS, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE COMPANY/OPERATOR MANAGEMENT, DARKNESS, AND THE STUDENT'S LACK OF NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE.

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