MIA77FLA11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188B · St Augustine, FL · December 17, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 17, 1976
Place
St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N53176Cessna 188B
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761217037449A
Case key
156522

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4003  76/12/17 NR.ST AUGUSTINE,FL    CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4148
        TIME - 0920                    N53176              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORMAND BEACH,FL             NEW CHURCH,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF LOSS OF FUEL PRESS NOT DETERMINED.ENG CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTR LDG OK ON ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N53176
Reported as
Cessna 188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.