# Accident 19800202001949A: Cessna 172, Tennessee Ridge, TN, February 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1980, 21:30 local time
- Place: Tennessee Ridge, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3181° N, 87.7679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tennessee Ridge, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3181&lon=-87.7679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6248E-1985-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 34 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FKW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202001949A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. HIT WIRES, TREE, AND GROUND ON NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING.NO PRIOR CHECK FUEL STATUS.

## 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 IAD80FKW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW08), Feb 2, 1980: Cessna 172 (N6248E), Tn Ridge, TN, 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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