# NTSB Accident DFW05CA090
> **Cessna 172** · 2005-03-19 · Nachogdoches, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05CA090
- **Event ID:** 20050331X00384
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-19
- **Location:** Nachogdoches, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.577777, -94.709442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N12CT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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