# NTSB Accident CHI05LA110
> **Cessna 150L** · 2005-05-08 · Buffalo Grove, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05LA110
- **Event ID:** 20050711X00981
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-08
- **Location:** Buffalo Grove, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.114166, -87.90139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150L
- **Registration:** N11239
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during approach, inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the certified flight instruction (CFI), and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the CFI during the forced landing.  An additional cause was the improper training of the CFI by the company.  Contributing factors were the lack of familiarity with the airplane by the CFI and the night light conditions.

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