# NTSB Accident MIA00FA117
> **Cessna 177RG** · 2000-03-22 · COLUMBIA, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00FA117
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20688
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-22
- **Location:** COLUMBIA, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.990592, -81.000137
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N1556H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The PIC's inadequate planning and preparation resulting in refueling not being performed and the subsequent fuel exhaustion and forced landing into trees. A factor in the accident was the erratic operation of the right fuel tank quantity indicating system.

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