# Accident 19790212002829A: Cessna 182E, Tyler, TX, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3283Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3283Y-1980-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 54 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING IN TREES AFTER ENGINE FAILED. INVESTIGATION SHOWED ONLY ONE HALF GALLON OF FUEL ON BOARD

## 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 FTW79FRJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ08), Feb 12, 1979: Cessna 182E (N3283Y), Tyler, TX, substantial damage

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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