# NTSB FTW82FPA01: Cessna 177, N3215T, Dallas, TX, October 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1981
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2627   81/10/3   DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 650
        TIME - 1820                    N3215T              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS LOVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   FORT WORTH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX WALKED INTO PROP AFTER DEPLANING TO GUIDE PLT BTN OTR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3215T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3215T), registered now, S/N 17700515, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dallas Love

## 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 19811003065409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065409A), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna 177, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Passenger deplaned to check clearance for pilot to taxi between parked airplanes. Walked into idling propeller.

## Other investigations on N3215T (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 MKC70D0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0006), Jun 27, 1969: Cessna 177 (N3215T), Wichita, KS, 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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