# NTSB Accident LAX97LA240
> **Cessna 152** · 1997-07-12 · GILA BEND, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA240
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08428
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-12
- **Location:** GILA BEND, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.989818, -112.899925
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N4594B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to departure, and his failure to perform sufficient en route fuel consumption calculations during the cross-country flight.

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