# Accident 19791101031249A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Katy, TX, November 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Airport: Lakeside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7913° N, 95.8410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Katy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7913&lon=-95.8410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5163J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5163J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 56 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101031249A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN RICE PADDY. REPORTED CONTROL DEFECTS, ENGINE OUT. FOUND RIGHT MAIN TANK EMPTY. NO CONTROL/ENGINE DEFECTS

## 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 FTW80FRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA05), Nov 1, 1979: Cessna 340 (N5163J), Katy, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5163J (2)

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

- [Incident 19860604029859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860604029859I), Jun 4, 1986: Cessna 340CESSNA (N5163J), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Cause undetermined as yet.
- [Accident 19790313025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313025849A), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 340CESSNA (N5163J), Angel Fire, NM, Substantial damage. Acft veered off side runway on lndg roll. Found strut torque links broken by stress. Psbl crab lndg due to crosswnd

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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