# Accident 20100708040219A: Cessna 172F, Rancho Murrieta, CA, July 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2010, 01:28 local time
- Place: Rancho Murrieta, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4869° N, 121.1028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4869&lon=-121.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8793U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8793U-2010-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,060 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100708040219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL STOPS.  ON THE RETURN FLIGHT, AT NIGHT, PILOT STOPPED AT A LOCAL AIRPORT FOR GAS.  PILOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE GAS TANK TO CONFIRM WHAT WAS IN THE TANKS.  PILOT MISREAD THE AMOUNT AND DID NOT ADD ENOUGH GAS TO MAKE IT HOME.  PILOT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM HOME AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR10CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA311), Jul 8, 2010: Cessna 172F (N8793U), Rancho Murieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

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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