# NTSB Accident IAD98LA030
> **Cessna 172** · 1998-02-26 · RUTLAND, VT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98LA030
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09560
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-26
- **Location:** RUTLAND, VT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N5593E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.  Related factors were: unfavorable (headwind) conditions, and brush/small trees in the forced landing area.

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