# NTSB FTW81FPA22: Cessna 177, N30205, Sulphur Spgs, TX, September 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1981
- Place: Sulphur Spgs, TX · SULPHUR SPGS, TX
- Location: 33.1313° N, 95.5949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sulphur Springs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1313&lon=-95.5949&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2608  81/9/14  NR.SULPHUR SPGS,TX    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 197
        TIME - 1800                    N30205              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAYFIELD,KY                 GREENVILLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        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)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK TERRACE DRG LNDG.PLT SAID FUEL GAUGES INDCD BTN EMPTY & 1/4 FULL WHEN ENG QUIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30205](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30205-1983-04-12), registration cancelled 1983-04-12, S/N 17701119 (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

## 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 19810914059739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914059739A), Sep 14, 1981: Cessna 177, Sulphur Springs, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot continued flight until fuel exhaustion. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

## Other investigations on N30205 (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 FTW72FRG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG88), May 24, 1972: Cessna 177 (N30205), Austin, 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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