# NTSB Accident CEN09CA477
> **CESSNA A185F** · 2009-07-30 · River Falls, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09CA477
- **Event ID:** 20090730X41720
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-30
- **Location:** River Falls, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.843887, -92.755836
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** A185F
- **Registration:** N989DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not checking the security of the fuel caps prior to flight leading to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent non-mechanical loss of engine power during descent.

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