# Accident 19761217037449A: Cessna A188B, St Augustine, FL, December 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1976
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53176-1977-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,148 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761217037449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CAUSE OF LOSS OF FUEL PRESS NOT DETERMINED.ENG CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTR LDG OK ON ROAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA77FLA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA11), Dec 17, 1976: Cessna 188B (N53176), St Augustine, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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