# Accident 19890415012209A: Cessna 175B, Victorville, CA, April 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1989, 12:27 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5361° N, 117.2912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victorville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5361&lon=-117.2912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8174T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8174T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: CONT GO300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415012209A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE.CRASH LANDED ON ROAD.OWNER A NON PILOT,INCORRECTLY CHECKED FUEL. HIRED PILOT DID NOT CHECK

## 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 LAX89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA161), Apr 15, 1989: Cessna 175 (N8174T), Victorville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CONDUCT AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND ASSURE THE PROPER QUANTITY OF FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE PROPOSED FLIGHT.

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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