# Accident 19781121036079A: Cessna 177, Van Horn, TX, November 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1978
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.0407° N, 104.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Horn, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0407&lon=-104.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13380, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13380-2017-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 582 total, 15 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121036079A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW79FQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQD01), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 177B (N13380), Van Horn, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13380 (1)

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

- [Incident 19891007053549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007053549I), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna 177B (N13380), Sugarland, TX. Fuel starvation. Forced landing in open field. Found leak in carburetor fuel line.

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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