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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Stuart, FL · September 13, 1979

Date
September 13, 1979 · 06:15 local
Place
Stuart, FL
Airport
Stuart
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N451T
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKT93
Reported as
Cessna 182
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total4 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot descended from 8500 feet. At 250 feet the engine failed. No malfunction was found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DESCENDED FROM 8500 FEET. AT 250 FEET THE ENGINE FAILED. NO MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.