- Date
- August 26, 1979
- Place
- Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1888QCessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134261
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2919 79/8/26 CHARLESTON,SC CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 106 TIME - 1300 N1888Q PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLESTON,SC UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING REMARKS- NAV/STROBE LIGHT ASSY MOUNTED IN WING TIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1888Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charleston Afb
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