# Incident 19870331035519I: Cessna STC177, Tacoma, WA, March 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Narrows
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3138T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3138T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 100 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331035519I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN ENGINE RAN ROUGH. ON RESTART ENGINE POPPED, SMOKE AND FIRE NOTED. NO EXTINGUISHER ON BOARD.

## Other reports on N3138T (1)

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

- [Accident 20230626009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230626009359A), Jun 26, 2023: Cessna 177 (N3138T), Hot Springs, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft took off from sweetwater Texas (ksww) on the morning of 6/25/2023 after filling the fuel tanks for a destination of Hot Springs Arkansas (khot). As…

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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