# Accident 19890330005029A: Cessna 177, Abilene, TX, March 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3313T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3313T-1992-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 14 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005029A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO FUEL AT EN ROUTE STOP,ELECTED TO FLY TO DESTINATION. RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN FIELD,COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR

## 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 FTW89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA076), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna 177 (N3313T), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING THE DESCENT INTO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N3313T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760722021879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760722021879A), Jul 22, 1976: Cessna 177 (N3313T), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Plt bounced acft,co-plt took over ctls.

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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