# NTSB Accident CHI99LA348
> **Cessna 172N** · 1999-09-27 · DES MOINES, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA348
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19718
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-09-27
- **Location:** DES MOINES, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.579792, -93.680046
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N738FA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions which led to fuel exhaustion.  A factor relating to this accident was the telephone pole.

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