19791210034209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Sacramento, CA · December 10, 1979

Date
December 10, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Executive
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8173L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVG09
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
362 total362 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion while approaching airport for landing. No fuel at first fuel stop.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE APPROACHING AIRPORT FOR LANDING. NO FUEL AT FIRST FUEL STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.