# NTSB MIA79FKQ03: Cessna 182, N444PP, Bay St Louis, MS, December 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1978
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS · BAY ST LOUIS, MS
- Location: 30.3235° N, 89.3588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay St. Louis, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3235&lon=-89.3588&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444PP-1979-04-20), registration cancelled 1979-04-20, S/N 18266206, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stennis Intl

## 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 19781212036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212036269A), Dec 12, 1978: Cessna 182H, Bay St Louis, MS, Destroyed. Fuel leak under cabin fm unkn source aft ldg-fire erypted aft plttdown eng and abandoned acft.

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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