# NTSB FTW78DRA01: Cessna 182, N3135Y, Sargent, TX, October 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1977
- Place: Sargent, TX · SARGENT, TX
- Location: 28.7959° N, 95.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sargent, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7959&lon=-95.6405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3374   77/10/8   SARGENT,TX          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N3135Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT O CONNER,TX            HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3135Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3135Y-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 18254135 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771008034329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771008034329A), Oct 8, 1977: Cessna 182E, Sargent, TX, 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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