# NTSB Accident NYC02LA182
> **Duffy Vans RV-9A** · 2002-09-06 · Oxford, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02LA182
- **Event ID:** 20020909X01557
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-06
- **Location:** Oxford, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.5, -84.783332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Duffy
- **Model:** Vans RV-9A
- **Registration:** N945D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.  Factors included an inaccurate fuel gauge indication for undetermined reasons, the pilot's reliance on that indication, the night lighting conditions, and a sign alongside the forced landing road.

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