# NTSB ANC80DA078: Cessna 172, N64083, Galena, AK, July 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1980
- Place: Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64083-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 17265006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Galena

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800730032289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730032289A), Jul 30, 1980: Cessna 172M, Galena, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Wings struck trees and poles while landing on a narrow road.

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.

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