# Accident 19730209003139A: Cessna 177, Premont, TX, February 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1973
- Place: Premont, TX
- Airport: Seeligson Storm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.3585° N, 98.1244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Premont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3585&lon=-98.1244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3261T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3261T-1982-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 55 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209003139A

## Narrative

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

R TANK APRX HALF FULL,FUEL SEL BOTH PSN,NO FUEL IN SUMP.

## 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 FTW73DRG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG49), Feb 9, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3261T), Premont, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3261T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790922027619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922027619A), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna 177 (N3261T), Freeman, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel tank vent line plugged by a dirt dauber nest. AD 79-10-14 not complied with.

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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