# Accident 19760727020899A: Cessna 182G, Tomball, TX, July 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1976
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: D W Hooks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3786U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3786U-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 26 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727020899A

## Narrative

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

SEAL BLOCKED VENTURI.

## 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 FTW76FRA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA53), Jul 27, 1976: Cessna 182G (N3786U), Tomball, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3786U (1)

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

- [Accident 19800316006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006939A), Mar 16, 1980: Cessna 182G (N3786U), Decatur, AR, Substantial damage. Struck VASI light on final in severe turbulence. Made go-around. Landed safely at another airport.

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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