# NTSB Accident ERA19LA150
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-04-14 · New York, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA150
- **Event ID:** 20190415X91813
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-04-14
- **Location:** New York, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.676944, -73.714164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N5296H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to initiate a flight into low instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in six missed approaches at two airports and a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the external pressure the pilot felt to complete the accident flight despite the poor weather conditions.

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