# NTSB Accident CEN20CA181
> **Cessna 172** · 2020-05-15 · Colchester, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN20CA181
- **Event ID:** 20200518X22242
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-05-15
- **Location:** Colchester, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.45111, -90.790832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N92036
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight of the fuel quantity which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during cruise flight.

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