# NTSB Accident ANC97LA044
> **Cessna 175** · 1997-04-01 · NAKNEK, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA044
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07480
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-01
- **Location:** NAKNEK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.800148, -156.900146
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 175
- **Registration:** N9261B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **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 inadequate preflight preparation and planning by failing to obtain information about the out of service runway lighting, and the rough and uneven terrain at the forced landing site.

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