# NTSB Accident SEA96LA082
> **Cessna 150** · 1996-04-21 · SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA082
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05671
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-21
- **Location:** SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.809627, -111.940795
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150
- **Registration:** N8873S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, by failuring to properly calculate the fuel consumption of the airplane, which led to fuel exhaustion and loss of power during cruise flight, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.  A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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