19790806020169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Charleston, SC · August 6, 1979

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal NTSB investigation search

Date: August 6, 1979 · 14:15 local
Place: Charleston, SC
Airport: Charleston Afb
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1888Q
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 106 total9 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N1888QRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0288 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Taxi for take off. Fire erupted in wing tip. Possible fuel vent line leak in area, ignited by strobe.

As the FAA filed it

TAXI FOR TAKE OFF. FIRE ERUPTED IN WING TIP. POSSIBLE FUEL VENT LINE LEAK IN AREA, IGNITED BY STROBE.

Other reports on N1888Q · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19860530086949ALevel Off Touchdown · Jacksonville, FLThe gear collapsed during landing. Warning horn inoperative. Pilot reported down light on. No malfunctions found.May 30, 1986 · Substantial damage Incident 19860406029099ILevel Off Touchdown · Sanford, FLAircraft landed wheels up. Found faulty gear warning horn. Circuit breakers were open.Apr 6, 1986 · Minor damage