# NTSB Accident LAX98LA183
> **Cessna 172H** · 1998-06-05 · MARIPOSA, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA183
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10346
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-05
- **Location:** MARIPOSA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.490562, -119.99971
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172H
- **Registration:** N2573L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and improper in-flight decision not to make a precautionary landing for additional fuel.

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