Cessna 172G N5931R

Summary

On 22 March 2013 at about 21:10 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N5931R, operated by Buehman John R, was involved in an accident near Temecula, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 March 2013 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Temecula, California, United States

Nearest airport

French Valley Airport (F70)

Coordinates

33.5742, -117.1286

Aircraft

Cessna 172G

Registration

N5931R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Buehman John R

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fallbrook → Murrieta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA163

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane lost engine power as it approached the destination airport. The pilot attempted to restart the engine unsuccessfully and performed a forced landing to a nearby street. During the landing roll, the airplane hit a chain link fence and sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall, undercarriage, and the tail. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the fuel tanks remained intact and were not breached and that both tanks contained a total of 1.5 gallons of fuel. The pilot operating handbook identifies 3.0 gallons as unusable. There was no evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.