# NTSB Accident IAD98LA055
> **Cessna 177B** · 1998-05-08 · PRATTSVILLE, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98LA055
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10106
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-08
- **Location:** PRATTSVILLE, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.239624, -82.470916
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177B
- **Registration:** N904DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.  Uneven terrain in the forced landing area was a related factor.

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