# NTSB Accident ATL90LA096
> **CESSNA 172A** · 1990-04-13 · VILLA RICA, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90LA096
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22854
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-13
- **Location:** VILLA RICA, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.73019, -84.920166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172A
- **Registration:** N7677T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE, INITIATED BY THE COMBINATION OF A BLOCKED FUEL TANK VENT LINE AND A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL FILLER CAP. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, IN THAT HE DID NOT DETECT THE FUEL VENT LINE BLOCKAGE.

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