# NTSB Accident ERA17LA075
> **CESSNA 172** · 2016-12-27 · Bridgeport, AL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA075
- **Event ID:** 20161227X00453
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-27
- **Location:** Bridgeport, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.985832, -85.722778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N3772F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to make steep turns to the right while operating on the right fuel tank with low fuel quantity, which led to a loss of engine power due to unporting of the right fuel tank and fuel starvation.

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