# Incident 19990913029269I: Cessna 175C, Galveston, TX, September 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1999, 16:17 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8315T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8315T-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175C (registry code 2072508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,355 total, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913029269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER LANDING IN THE SURG ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAYS THE ENGINE FAILED ON DESCENT AFTER A 2 HOUR 11 MINUTE FLIGHT.  POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO ENGINE ANOMALIES AND APPROX. 3.5 TO 4 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK WITH 18 TO 19 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT TANK.  THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE "LEFT" POSITION.  NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N8315T (1)

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

- [Incident 19950311008829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311008829I), Mar 11, 1995: Cessna 175 (N8315T), Fasing, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 11, 1995, N8315T experienced engine failure while on a VFR flight plan originating in san antonio, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions…

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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