# NTSB Accident LAX02LA237
> **Cessna 172P** · 2002-07-26 · Creston, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA237
- **Event ID:** 20020730X01253
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-26
- **Location:** Creston, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.666667, -120.616668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N5268K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.  A factor in the accident was the dark night conditions.

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