# NTSB Accident ERA12LA294
> **CESSNA 172R** · 2012-04-19 · Richmond, KY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA294
- **Event ID:** 20120420X40144
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-04-19
- **Location:** Richmond, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.640277, -84.348335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** N28BC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to supervise the student’s preflight inspection, his inadequate fuel management and preflight and in-flight fuel planning, and the operator’s inadequate fueling policies and procedures.

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