# NTSB Accident DEN01LA055
> **Cessna 172F** · 2001-02-26 · Larkspur, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN01LA055
- **Event ID:** 20010305X00540
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-02-26
- **Location:** Larkspur, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.180252, -104.890693
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172F
- **Registration:** N8389U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor inadvertently stalling the airplane during a forced landing. Contributing factors were fuel exhaustion due to inadvertent opening of the fuel drain, lack of familiarity with the airplane, inadequate supervision of the flight, and the missing strainer spring.

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