# Accident 19860307005699A: Cessna 177B, Tehachapi, CA, March 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1986, 11:13 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1209° N, 118.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1209&lon=-118.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18174, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18174) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 7 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307005699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION EN ROUTE. DESCENDED THRU CLOUDS AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. STRUCK A POLE ON ROAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA136), Mar 7, 1986: Cessna 177B (N18174), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18174 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931027040769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931027040769A), Oct 27, 1993: Cessna 177B (N18174), Pleasant Grove, CA, Substantial damage. Pulled mixture on simulated forced landing. Starter failed turn prop for restart. Noseover landing. Starter bushes.
- [Incident 19870808054179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808054179I), Aug 8, 1987: Cessna 177B (N18174), Ukiah, CA. Pilot made a hard landing with a large fuel leak from primer line resulting.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.