# NTSB MIA77FLA11: Cessna 188B, N53176, St Augustine, FL, December 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1976
- Place: St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53176-1977-01-24), registration cancelled 1977-01-24, S/N 18801665T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761217037449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761217037449A), Dec 17, 1976: Cessna A188B, St Augustine, FL, Destroyed. Cause of loss of fuel press not determined. Eng caught on fire aftr ldg ok on road.

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.

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