# NTSB Accident SEA02LA154
> **Cessna 182** · 2002-08-12 · Bellingham, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA154
- **Event ID:** 20020904X01515
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-12
- **Location:** Bellingham, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.756668, -122.531669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N6420A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to continue en route in cruise flight when his fuel supply became low, eventually leading to fuel exhaustion while on final approach to the destination airport. Factors include the fact that the final approach course took the aircraft over an open body of water.

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