# Accident 19900525017609A: Cessna 172E, Livermore, CA, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8690° N, 121.6803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8690&lon=-121.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5714T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5714T-2012-07-31) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 100 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525017609A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITHOUT REFUELING. RAN OUT EN ROUTE. HAD PASSED AN AIRPORT WITH LOW FUEL STATUS. CRASH LANDED IN RAVINE.

## 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 LAX90LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA196), May 25, 1990: Cessna 172E (N5714T), Brentwood, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IMPROPERLY CALCULATED THE FUEL CONSUMPTION CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SUSTAIN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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