# Accident 19791026028929A: Cessna 177RG, Ft Worth, TX, October 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21EB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21EB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 914 total, 130 in this make and model, 352 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791026028929A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR . FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK HAD EXHAUSTED HYDRAULIC FLUIDS. FLUID LEVEL NOT CHECKED.

## 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 FTW80FPD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD05), Oct 26, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N21EB), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21EB (2)

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

- [Incident 20060723021679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723021679I), Jul 23, 2006: Cessna 177RG (N21EB), Weedsport, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On July 23, 2006, 1345 EDT, a Cessna aircraft CE-177-RG, s/n 177RG0589, N21EB, operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted] experienced upon landing at…
- [Incident 19790924050349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924050349I), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N21EB), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the landing gear before touchdown.

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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