# Accident 20110608010019A: Cessna 177, Santa Clarita, CA, June 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2011, 17:14 local time
- Place: Santa Clarita, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4206° N, 118.5181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4206&lon=-118.5181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2301Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2301Y-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 871 total, 4 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110608010019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OFF-AIRPORT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 WPR11LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA254), Jun 9, 2011: Cessna 177 (N2301Y), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight verification of the fuel quantity and his inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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