# Accident 19791231035889A: Cessna 172I, Foley, AL, December 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1979, 15:20 local time
- Place: Foley, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4066° N, 87.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4066&lon=-87.6836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46053, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46053-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 29 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791231035889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA80FKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ15), Dec 31, 1979: Cessna 172I (N46053), Foley, AL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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