# Accident 19950416008109A: Cessna 172M, Yolo, CA, April 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1995, 19:48 local time
- Place: Yolo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7295° N, 121.8098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7295&lon=-121.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80187, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80187) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416008109A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. LANDED ROUGH FIELD. NOSED OVER. PILOT REPORTED FUEL DEPLETION. FUEL TANKS FOUND EMPTY.

## 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 LAX95LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA163), Apr 17, 1995: Cessna 172M (N80187), Yolo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight preparation which led to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N80187 (1)

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

- [Incident 20081012851649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081012851649I), Oct 12, 2008: Cessna 172M (N80187), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was being taxied from flight line to wash rack when it struck a parked aircraft (C-123) with the left wing causing damage to the leading edge of…

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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