# NTSB Accident FTW98LA179
> **Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18** · 1998-04-10 · CARLISLE, AR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA179
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09858
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-10
- **Location:** CARLISLE, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.779407, -91.739822
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wsk Pzl Mielec
- **Model:** PZL-M-18
- **Registration:** N7046Y
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the lost of engine power.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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