# Accident 19960810022139A: Cessna 182B, Santa Ana, CA, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 33.7103° N, 117.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7103&lon=-117.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2487G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022139A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 LAX96LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA303), Aug 10, 1996: Cessna 182B (N2487G), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper fuel management by the pilot resulting in exhaustion of the aircraft's fuel supply.

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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