# Accident 20110806017509A: Tronaas Chris E EXEC 162F, Chino, CA, August 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2011, 13:55 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9747° N, 117.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9747&lon=-117.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tronaas Chris E EXEC 162F (registry code 05623KQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/tronaas-chris-e-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRONAAS CHRIS E EXEC 162F
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RI 162F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806017509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED, AND AUTOROTATED TO AN EMPTY FIELD

## 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 WPR11LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA373), Aug 6, 2011: Rotorway Exec (N162CT), Chino Hills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of both the owner's and the pilot's failure to determine or monitor the remaining fuel quantity during the flight. Contributing to the…

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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