MIA79FKT93

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Stuart, FL · September 13, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1979
Place
Stuart, FL · STUART, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N451TCessna 182
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790913024669A
Case key
132812

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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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3-3789  79/9/13    STUART,FL           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 180
        TIME - 0215                    N451T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STUART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR FOUND DRY.NO PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION/FAILURE FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N451T
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Stuart

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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.