# NTSB LAX80DVG09: Cessna 172, N8173L, Sacramento, CA, December 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1979
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2895  79/12/10   SACRAMENTO,CA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 362
        TIME - 1935                    N8173L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RIVERSIDE,CA                SACRAMENTO,CA                STOCKTON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-UNABLE TO BUY FUEL AT ENROUTE ARPT,THOUGHT TO REACH DESTN.COLLIDED W GUARD RAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8173L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173L-1983-04-09), registration cancelled 1983-04-09, S/N 17256373 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sacramento Exec

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791210034209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791210034209A), Dec 10, 1979: Cessna 172, Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion while approaching airport for landing. No fuel at first fuel stop.

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.

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