# NTSB Accident SEA97FA148
> **Beech 77** · 1997-06-21 · COTTAGE GROVE, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97FA148
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08242
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-21
- **Location:** COTTAGE GROVE, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.710048, -123.029541
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 77
- **Registration:** N6630C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a forced landing approach, resulting in a stall.  A related factor was the pilot's failure to refuel.

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