# NTSB Accident IAD96LA056
> **Cessna 172E** · 1996-04-04 · ROANOKE, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA056
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05583
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-04
- **Location:** ROANOKE, VA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N5730T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged estimation of the airplane's fuel supply for the flight.  Related factors are the inadequate preflight inspection, the pilot's expectation that the airplane had been topped off, and the soft terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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