# Accident 19910527065559A: Cessna R172K, Santa Clarita, CA, May 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1991, 14:45 local time
- Place: Santa Clarita, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3769° N, 118.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3769&lon=-118.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736MR-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 4 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910527065559A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDING ON A 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 LAX91LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA227), May 27, 1991: Cessna R172K (N736MR), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY PERFORM PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND TO ENSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY EXISTED FOR THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N736MR (1)

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

- [Accident 19770901027879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770901027879A), Sep 1, 1977: Cessna 177 (N736MR), San Angelo, TX, Substantial damage

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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