# NTSB Accident SEA02LA093
> **Cessna 172M** · 2002-05-31 · Anacortes, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA093
- **Event ID:** 20020612X00860
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-31
- **Location:** Anacortes, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.459484, -122.59967
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N496HM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to continue his flight after failing to take on fuel at a planned en route refueling stop, which lead to a loss of power from fuel exhaustion while on final approach to his round-robin final destination. Factors include inaccurate fuel quantity gauges, no suitable terrain on which to execute the forced landing, and soft terrain where the pilot ultimately decided to put the aircraft down.

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