# NTSB Accident SEA08LA191
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2008-08-30 · Burbank, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA08LA191
- **Event ID:** 20080903X01360
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-30
- **Location:** Burbank, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.204723, -118.362777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N172ST
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight and in-flight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.  Contributing to the accident were the pilot's loss of situational awareness while conducting the normal and emergency checklists during his turn from base to final approach, and the dark night condition.

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