# NTSB Accident FTW98LA069
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-12-16 · MCKINNEY, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA069
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09307
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-16
- **Location:** MCKINNEY, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.180782, -96.589035
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N1371E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight/planning decision which resulted in continued flight until fuel exhaustion.  Related factors were incorrect fuel gauge readings and trees.

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