# NTSB Accident DEN06CA029
> **Cessna 182A** · 2005-12-31 · Hobbs, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06CA029
- **Event ID:** 20060130X00129
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-12-31
- **Location:** Hobbs, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.688331, -103.216667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182A
- **Registration:** N4755D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to visually verify the fuel quantity in the fuel tanks prior to departure. Contributing factors include the pilot's inadequate preflight, and the transmission wires.

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