# NTSB Accident CHI03LA161
> **Cessna 172M** · 2003-06-15 · Gridley, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA161
- **Event ID:** 20030617X00884
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-15
- **Location:** Gridley, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.723056, -88.866668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N20553
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The checklist not followed by the pilot and the fuel starvation of the engine.  The incorrect fuel tank selector position by the pilot,, and the lack of recurrent training were contributing factors.

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