# Accident 20161218025169A: Cessna 182A, Apple Valley, CA, December 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2016, 19:00 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6047° N, 117.1578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6047&lon=-117.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5954B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5954B-2018-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,017 total, 500 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161218025169A

## Narrative

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

N5954B, A 1956 CESSNA 182A, DEPARTED WATSONVILLE AIRPORT(WVI) ENROUTE TO NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) ON 12/18/16.  N5954B FORCED TO LAND DURING DARKNESS AT APPROXIMATELY 1900L, 1.59 NM NORTHEAST OF APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (APV) DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  POB:2 (BOTH WITH MINOR INJURIES); DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.  N5954B OVERTURNED AFTER LANDING TOUCHDOWN IN SOFT DESERT SOIL CONDITIONS.  APPLE VALLEY, CA: SUNSET 1641L ; EARLY EVENING NAUTICAL TWILIGHT (EENT) 1741L; MOONRISE FOR 77% ILLUMINATION 2203L.

## 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 GAA17CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA098), Dec 19, 2016: Cessna 182 (N5954B), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent hard, off-airport landing and nose-over.

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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