# NTSB Accident LAX91LA298
> **CESSNA 152** · 1991-07-09 · INDIAN SPRINGS, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA298
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17589
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-09
- **Location:** INDIAN SPRINGS, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.51033, -115.640975
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N5533B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT.  FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE PILOT BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED ; 2) THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS; 3) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEEK HELP IN A TIMELY FASHION; AND  4) THE LOSS OF HIS EYEGLASSES WITH THE RESULTANT VISUAL PROBLEMS.

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