# NTSB Accident GAA20CA089
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-11-17 · DuBois, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA20CA089
- **Event ID:** 20191121X01445
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-11-17
- **Location:** DuBois, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.178333, -78.898612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N683SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power, and his subsequent improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper preflight inspection during which he failed to see that the right fuel cap was not secured.

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