# Accident 19990724009609A: Cessna 172E, Berkely, CA, July 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Berkely, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8292° N, 122.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8292&lon=-122.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5784T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5784T-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724009609A

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE FROM REDLANDS TO HAYWARD, CA, ON VFR FP, DUE TO LOW CEILING, PILOT STATED HE WAS GOING TO HEADOUT EAST AND TRY TO GET UNDER OVERCAST LAYER, MADE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING ON I-80 FREEWAY AFTER ENGINE QUIT, PILOT STATED ENGINE QUIT 3 TIMES. (-23) PTRS NARRATIVE LAX99LA256

## 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 LAX99LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA256), Jul 24, 1999: Cessna 172E (N5784T), Emeryville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and inadequate fuel consumption calculations, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's failure to have all…

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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