# Accident 19790922027619A: Cessna 177, Freeman, MO, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 14:50 local time
- Place: Freeman, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6253° N, 94.5080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeman, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6253&lon=-94.5080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3261T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3261T-1982-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 761 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922027619A

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK VENT LINE PLUGGED BY A DIRT DAUBER NEST. AD 79-10-14 NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 MKC79FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA058), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna 177 (N3261T), Freeman, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3261T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730209003139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209003139A), Feb 9, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3261T), Premont, TX, Substantial damage. R tank aprx half full,fuel sel both psn,no fuel in sump.

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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