# NTSB Accident MIA98LA065
> **Cessna 172** · 1998-01-31 · VALKARIA, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA065
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09487
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-31
- **Location:** VALKARIA, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.979803, -80.580146
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6261E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight, and subsequent loss of engine power, due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with trees.

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