# NTSB Accident ANC97LA038
> **Luscombe 8A** · 1997-03-27 · KAKE, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA038
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07474
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-27
- **Location:** KAKE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 56.789302, -134.190292
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Luscombe
- **Model:** 8A
- **Registration:** N1295K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion.  Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area, the pilot's becoming lost/disoriented, and rocks and boulders in the emergency landing area.

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