# NTSB Accident IAD04LA028
> **Cessna 150** · 2004-07-05 · Paxton, MA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD04LA028
- **Event ID:** 20040712X00945
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-05
- **Location:** Paxton, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.290554, -71.949996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150
- **Registration:** N5058R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.  Factors included the pilot's use of a fuel gauge that was calibrated for a different model airplane, and a lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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