# Accident 19791103035949A: Cessna 182, Tomball, TX, November 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: Springcreek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N57738 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 417 total, 83 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791103035949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT. LANDED CROSSWAYS & RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO TREES & FENCE. DID NOT USE CARB HEAT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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