# NTSB Accident FTW97LA268
> **Cessna 152** · 1997-07-14 · LUFKIN, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA268
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08381
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-14
- **Location:** LUFKIN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.329816, -94.719474
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N5238H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the student pilot becoming disoriented.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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