# NTSB Accident GAA19CA236
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-05-01 · Wasilla, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA236
- **Event ID:** 20190501X03948
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-05-01
- **Location:** Wasilla, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.599166, -149.450561
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N3031U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to verify the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing and collision with a power line pole. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning.

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