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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Tomball, TX · June 7, 1979

Date
June 7, 1979 · 23:00 local
Place
Tomball, TX
Airport
D.W. Hooks
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3137T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FRA28
Reported as
Cessna 177
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
163 total163 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted emergency landing at night. Circumstances indicate carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT. CIRCUMSTANCES INDICATE CARBURETOR ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.