# NTSB Accident FTW97LA072
> **Cessna 150M** · 1996-12-25 · AUSTIN, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA072
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07170
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-25
- **Location:** AUSTIN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.299037, -97.690078
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150M
- **Registration:** N66773
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the pilot's improper preflight inspection of the fuel system.

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