# Incident 19860525027449I: Cessna 172E, Chula Vista, CA, May 25, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6400° N, 117.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chula Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-117.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3732S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3732S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860525027449I

## Narrative

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

DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK TANKS PRIOR TO SHORT FLIGHT. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

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.

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