# NTSB Accident IAD96LA148
> **Bellanca BL-26** · 1996-09-17 · BOWLING GREEN, KY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA148
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06756
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-17
- **Location:** BOWLING GREEN, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.059112, -86.45951
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** BL-26
- **Registration:** N66PG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations and fuel exhaustion, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing.  The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.

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