# NTSB MIA80FKJ15: Cessna 172I, N46053, Foley, AL, December 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1979
- Place: Foley, AL · FOLEY, AL
- Location: 30.4066° N, 87.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4066&lon=-87.6836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46053-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 17257014, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Foley

## 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 19791231035889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791231035889A), Dec 31, 1979: Cessna 172I, Foley, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit near destination. Landed on road. Hit auto & trees. Found fuel tanks empty. Error in fuel gauges.

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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