# NTSB Accident ERA17LA242
> **CESSNA 172** · 2017-07-14 · Key Biscayne, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA242
- **Event ID:** 20170714X10321
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-14
- **Location:** Key Biscayne, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.710277, -80.15583
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N80457
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The nearly complete blockage of the right fuel tank strainer with organic material, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the fuel starvation was the pilot receiving instruction’s and the flight instructor’s failure to identify that the fuel was burning unevenly during the flight.

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