MIA79FKQ03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Bay St Louis, MS · December 12, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1978
Place
Bay St Louis, MS · BAY ST LOUIS, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N444PPCessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781212036269A
Case key
138498

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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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3-4049  78/12/12 NR.BAY ST LOUIS,MS    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 960
        TIME - 1345                    N444PP              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STENNIS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BAY ST LOUIS,MS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- FUEL LEAK UNDER CABIN FM UNKN SOURCE AFT LDG-FIRE ERYPTED AFT PLT SHUTDOWN ENG AND ABANDONED ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N444PP
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Stennis Intl

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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.