# NTSB MIA79FKT93: Cessna 182, N451T, Stuart, FL, September 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1979
- Place: Stuart, FL · STUART, FL
- Location: 27.1953° N, 80.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-80.2437&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 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451T-2012-07-19), registration cancelled 2012-07-19, S/N 34071, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stuart

## 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 19790913024669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913024669A), Sep 13, 1979: Cessna 182, Stuart, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot descended from 8500 feet. At 250 feet the engine failed. No malfunction was found.

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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