# NTSB Accident NYC97LA166
> **Cessna 425** · 1997-08-17 · PERKASIE, PA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA166
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08729
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-17
- **Location:** PERKASIE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.369976, -75.290504
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 425
- **Registration:** N1224S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight, by failing to verify the fuel supply, which led to subsequent fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.  A related factor was: the inaccurate fuel quantity gauge.

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