# NTSB Accident NYC05FA140
> **Cessna 177A** · 2005-09-03 · S. Hackensack, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC05FA140
- **Event ID:** 20050914X01457
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-03
- **Location:** S. Hackensack, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.299182, -74.520843
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177A
- **Registration:** N30491
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment from prescription medication.

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