# NTSB FTW73DRG49: Cessna 177, N3261T, Premont, TX, February 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1973
- Place: Premont, TX · PREMONT, TX
- Location: 27.3585° N, 98.1244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Premont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3585&lon=-98.1244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0070   73/2/9    PREMONT,TEX         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 620
        TIME - 1610                    N3261T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEELIGSON STORM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CLIFTON,TEX                 FALFURRIAS,TEX               TAYLOR,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R TANK APRX HALF FULL,FUEL SEL BOTH PSN,NO FUEL IN SUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3261T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3261T-1982-11-12), registration cancelled 1982-11-12, S/N 17700561, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seeligson Storm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730209003139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209003139A), Feb 9, 1973: Cessna 177, Premont, TX, Substantial damage. R tank aprx half full,fuel sel both psn,no fuel in sump.

## Other investigations on N3261T (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 MKC79FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA058), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna 177 (N3261T), Freeman, MO, substantial damage

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.

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