# NTSB Accident CHI98LA079
> **CESSNA 152** · 1997-10-17 · QUINCY, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA079
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08984
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-17
- **Location:** QUINCY, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.929409, -91.380012
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N68299
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper in-flight planning/decision by the flight instructor (CFI), by switching 'OFF' the fuel selector valve of the single-engine airplane (starving the engine of fuel) to 'simulate' an emergency.  Factors relating to the accident were: the soft and uneven terrain conditions in the emergency landing area.

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