# NTSB Accident ATL05LA031
> **Cessna 172K** · 2004-11-29 · Smyrna, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05LA031
- **Event ID:** 20041130X01886
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-11-29
- **Location:** Smyrna, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.55389, -87.178886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N78402
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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