- Date
- July 30, 1980
- Place
- Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N64083Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800730032289A
- Case key
- 136420
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3212 80/7/30 NR.GALENA,AK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1972 TIME - 2045 N64083 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MELOZI HOT SPRGS,AK GALENA,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L WING HIT TELEPHONE POLES DRG FORCED LNDG ON ROAD.FUEL CAP MISSING FM R TNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64083
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Galena
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.