# Accident 20170412016499A: Cessna 180H, Manchester, CA, April 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Manchester, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9736° N, 123.7089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9736&lon=-123.7089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7945V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7945V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170412016499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM MURRAY FIELD (EUREKA ,CA ENROUTE TO PETALUMA,CA. (069)PILOT AT CRUISE SPEED HEADING SOUTH NOTICED THE WEATHER DETERIORATING AND REALIZED PREFERRED DESTINATION OF PETALUMA OR SANTA ROSA (STS) WAS NOT POSSIBLE. PIC TURNED NORTHBOUND TOWARDS LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT @ FORT BRAGG,CA AT WHICH TIME THE FUEL MONITOR INDICATED 8 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING.  SHORTLY AFTER TURNING NORTHBOUND THE AIRCRAFT,S ENGINE CUT OUT.  ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS INDICATED NORMAL. PIC STATED " I ASSUMED I RAN OUT OF FUEL".  PIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE AND GLIDED TO THE GROUND IN A NEARBY FIELD. PIC LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUGHT IN THE SOFT DIRT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND SETTLING ON TOP SIDE OF FUESALAGE AND WINGS.  BNH

## 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 GAA17CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA230), Apr 12, 2017: Cessna 180 (N7945V), Manchester, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power.

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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