# NTSB FTW79FRJ08: Cessna 182E, N3283Y, Tyler, TX, February 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1979
- Place: Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0104  79/2/12    TYLER,TX            CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 321
        TIME - 1500                    N3283Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYLER,TX                    CENTER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3283Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3283Y-1980-07-02), registration cancelled 1980-07-02, S/N 18254283, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- 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 19790212002829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002829A), Feb 12, 1979: Cessna 182E, Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot made forced landing in trees after engine failed. Investigation showed only one half gallon of fuel on board

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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