# NTSB Accident CHI98LA331
> **Cessna 172N** · 1998-09-02 · DETROIT LAKES, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA331
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11012
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-02
- **Location:** DETROIT LAKES, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.810028, -95.839157
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6703E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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