# NTSB LAX80FUG25: Cessna 172N, N733CW, Chino, CA, March 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1980
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0184  80/3/16  NR.CHINO,CA           CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 278
        TIME - 1920                    N733CW              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLAMIS,CA                  CHINO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733CW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733CW-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 17268200 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chino

## 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 19800316006389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006389A), Mar 16, 1980: Cessna 172N, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to runway. Hit trees short of runway. Found fuel tanks empty.

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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