# Accident 19941204044159A: Cessna 177, Katy, TX, December 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1994, 16:15 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7503° N, 95.7400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7503&lon=-95.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29400, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 419 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204044159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED OPEN FIELD STRUCK ROADWAY MEDIAN AND BEYOND. NO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 FTW95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA058), Dec 4, 1994: Cessna 177 (N29400), Katy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N29400 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900429027389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900429027389I), Apr 29, 1990: Cessna 177 (N29400), Austin, TX. Aircraft navigation instrument inoperative. Flew in control area without approval of ATC.
- [Accident 19790620017759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620017759A), Jun 20, 1979: Cessna 177 (N29400), Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. Engine failed to develop full power after takeoff. Made circuit, landed, lost directional control on landing roll.

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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