# NTSB Accident NYC97LA007
> **Cessna 310Q** · 1996-10-19 · PASADENA, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA007
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06961
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-19
- **Location:** PASADENA, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.159629, -76.599868
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 310Q
- **Registration:** N8226
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and inadequate management of the airplane's fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing at night. Factors related to the accident were: an inaccurate fuel quantity indicating system, darkness, and trees in the emergency landing area.

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