- Date
- December 31, 1979
- Place
- Foley, AL · FOLEY, AL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N46053Cessna 172I
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791231035889A
- Case key
- 132078
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3718 79/12/31 NR.FOLEY,AL CESSNA 172I CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1520 N46053 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TYLER,TX FOLEY,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRG FORCED LNDG ON COUNTRY ROAD,WING HIT TREE WHEN PLT TURN OFF ROAD TO AVOID AUTOMOBILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46053
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Foley
N46053Registration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Cessna 172IAirframe modelCessna 172IEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.