# NTSB Accident ERA10FA502
> **CESSNA 172** · 2010-09-25 · Chatsworth, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10FA502
- **Event ID:** 20100925X02732
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-09-25
- **Location:** Chatsworth, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.688056, -84.81639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N84249
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate flight planning and in-flight fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the operator's failure to ensure aircraft records pertaining to engine modifications and fuel burn rates were available to flight crewmembers.

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