# NTSB Accident MIA98LA104
> **Cessna 172I** · 1998-03-22 · KINSTON, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA104
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09743
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-22
- **Location:** KINSTON, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.270935, -77.590728
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172I
- **Registration:** N35326
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight and improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.  Soft terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.

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