# NTSB Accident IAD05LA136
> **Cessna 177RG** · 2005-09-15 · Cadiz, KY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05LA136
- **Event ID:** 20060125X00121
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-15
- **Location:** Cadiz, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.772777, -87.519447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N35552
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.  A factor was the pilot's early flare during the emergency landing.

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