19791231035889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172I · Foley, AL · December 31, 1979

Date
December 31, 1979 · 15:20 local
Place
Foley, AL
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46053
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKJ15
Reported as
Cessna 172I
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total29 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit near destination. Landed on road. Hit auto & trees. Found fuel tanks empty. Error in fuel gauges.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT NEAR DESTINATION. LANDED ON ROAD. HIT AUTO & TREES. FOUND FUEL TANKS EMPTY. ERROR IN FUEL GAUGES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.