# NTSB Accident DEN99LA164
> **Cessna 180** · 1999-08-20 · COLUMBUS, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA164
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19500
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-20
- **Location:** COLUMBUS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.820528, -107.640365
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N4796B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion because the pilot issued instructions that the fuel tanks not be filled to capacity.  A factor was the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.

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