Cessna 177RG accident near Houston, Texas, July 4, 1982
On July 4, 1982 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Cessna 177RG, registered N53070, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas (Andrau Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 4, 1982 · about 8:30 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Houston, Texas · Andrau Airpark
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · all 177RGs on the register
- Registration
- N53070 · registry record · serial 1336
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER RETURNING FROM A SHORT CROSS-COUNTRY, THE PILOT TAXIED TO HIS PARKING SPOT. HIS CAR WAS PARK ON ONE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S PARKING SPOT AND ANOTHER CAR WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE PILOT'S WIFE DEPLANED TO MOVE HIS CAR WHILE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. SHE WALKED FORWARD INTO THE ARC OF THE PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER STRUCK HER LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER, SEVERING HER ARM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 740 hours in all; 14 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 572 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 600 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Lagrange TX
- Destination: AAV Andrau Airpark TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 198°F (92°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N53070 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N53070 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 177 Cardinal 2,159 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 8,559 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,063 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,976 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N53070 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW82FRA25.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.