# NTSB Accident ANC17FA018
> **CESSNA R172K** · 2017-03-06 · Nome, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC17FA018
- **Event ID:** 20170306X60913
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-03-06
- **Location:** Nome, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.448059, -165.091384
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** R172K
- **Registration:** N736AS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to conduct multiple visual approaches to the destination airport despite the night instrument meteorological conditions; the airplane's low fuel state at that time, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion; and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the flight with a medical certification limitation that precluded him from night flying.

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