# Accident 19970825023499A: Cessna 172N, Kenwood, CA, August 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1997
- Place: Kenwood, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.4193° N, 122.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4193&lon=-122.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733QD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733QD-1998-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970825023499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, LANDED, STRUCK A TREE, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX97LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA302), Aug 25, 1997: Cessna 172N (N733QD), Kenwood, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.

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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