# Accident 19820904043849A: Cessna 177, Castle Rock, CO, September 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1982, 20:40 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3694° N, 104.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3694&lon=-104.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3286T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 986 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904043849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 DEN82DA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA184), Sep 4, 1982: Cessna 177 (N3286T), Castlerock, CO, 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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