# NTSB Accident CHI96LA020
> **CESSNA 180A** · 1995-10-27 · GOOSE LAKE, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA020
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04673
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-10-27
- **Location:** GOOSE LAKE, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.959026, -90.380935
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 180A
- **Registration:** N185F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate maintenance, inadequate preflight by the pilot, and a loose fuel tank cap that allowed siphoning of fuel, buckling of the right fuel bladder, fuel exhaustion, and loss of engine power.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the soft terrain and crop in the emergency landing area.

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