# Accident 19970519011079A: Cessna 182G, Corona, CA, May 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7907° N, 118.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7907&lon=-118.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3165S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3165S-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970519011079A

## Narrative

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

MVER. NO AVIONICS. MISSED AIRPORT AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASH LANDED. FAILED MONITOR FUEL OR CACULATE FUEL NEEDED.

## 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 LAX97LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA184), May 19, 1997: Cessna 182G (N3165S), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to perform either preflight or en route fuel consumption calculations. The pilot's decision to fly the aircraft without the required pilot's operating…

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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