| Crash location | 33.574167°N, 117.128611°W |
| Nearest city | Temecula, CA
33.493639°N, 117.148365°W 5.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N5931R |
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| Accident date | 22 Mar 2013 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172G |
| Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot, the airplane lost engine power as he 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. The airplane 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 Cessna 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.
The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.