# NTSB Accident LAX97LA316
> **Cessna 182B** · 1997-09-07 · MADERA, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA316
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08880
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-07
- **Location:** MADERA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.910129, -120.190528
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182B
- **Registration:** N81MK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to compute the fuel required and the fuel available.  The pilot's decision to extend his downwind beyond gliding distance of the runway after entering the traffic pattern was a factor in this accident.

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