# Accident 19800730032289A: Cessna 172M, Galena, AK, July 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1980, 20:45 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HARA
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64083-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,972 total, 132 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730032289A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. WINGS STRUCK TREES AND POLES WHILE LANDING ON A NARROW ROAD.

## 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 ANC80DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA078), Jul 30, 1980: Cessna 172 (N64083), Galena, AK, 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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