# Accident 19970704023289A: Cessna 182A, Santa Paula, CA, July 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1997, 12:50 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3994° N, 119.0700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3994&lon=-119.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2011G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2011G-1998-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,735 total, 576 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704023289A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN WITH MINIMAL FUEL AND FLEW UNTIL EMPTY. COLLIDED WITH ROCKS DURING DESCENT TO AIRPORT FOR REFUEL.

## 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 LAX97LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA232), Jul 4, 1997: Cessna 182A (N2011G), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/inspection and his failure to ensure that adequate fuel was onboard prior to departure.

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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