# Accident 19810914059739A: Cessna 177, Sulphur Springs, TX, September 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sulphur Springs, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1313° N, 95.5949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sulphur Springs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1313&lon=-95.5949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30205-1983-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 37 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914059739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSTION. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 FTW81FPA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA22), Sep 14, 1981: Cessna 177 (N30205), Sulphur Spgs, 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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