# NTSB Accident ERA21LA098
> **CESSNA 421B** · 2021-01-10 · Old Bethpage, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA098
- **Event ID:** 20210110102509
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-01-10
- **Location:** Old Bethpage, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.7598, -73.4465
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 421B
- **Registration:** N421DP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing.

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