# NTSB Accident MIA97LA054
> **Cessna 150K** · 1997-01-01 · DAYTONA BEACH, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA054
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07326
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-01
- **Location:** DAYTONA BEACH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.190402, -81.049377
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150K
- **Registration:** N5813G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision, by failing to ensure there was sufficient fuel for continued flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent collision with objects (concrete blocks) during a forced landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: a partially inoperative fuel gauge, which provided a false fuel indication, and the pilot's operation of the airplane with the known deficiency.

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