# NTSB Accident CHI97LA088
> **Cessna 150J** · 1997-03-20 · LA VALLE, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA088
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07509
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-20
- **Location:** LA VALLE, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.580547, -90.13079
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150J
- **Registration:** N5526G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning/preparation which led to fuel exhaustion.  A factor was the snow covered terrain.

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