# Accident 19790607013429A: Cessna 177, Tomball, TX, June 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1979, 23:00 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: D.W. Hooks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N3137T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3137T-1981-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 163 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607013429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79FRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA28), Jun 7, 1979: Cessna 177 (N3137T), Tomball, 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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