SERS · Cessna 140 · 2004-01-12 · Vacaville, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX04LA092
Event ID
20040114X00062
Type
Accident
Date
2004-01-12
Location
Vacaville, CA, USA
Coordinates
38.376945, -121.962501
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
140
Registration
N77S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to either obtain a preflight weather report and forecast for the destination or to add additional fuel, which ultimately resulted in fuel exhaustion and collision with trees.