# NTSB Accident NYC96LA147
> **Cessna 177RG** · 1996-07-12 · ROCKAWAY, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA147
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06343
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-12
- **Location:** ROCKAWAY, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N8059G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his inadequate preflight of the aircraft and his inadequate inflight decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.

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