# NTSB MKC79FCD15: Cessna 182Q, N759GU, Tipton, IA, March 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1979
- Place: Tipton, IA · TIPTON, IA
- Location: 41.7701° N, 91.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7701&lon=-91.1283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0544  79/3/15    TIPTON,IA           CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 2500
        TIME - 2010                    N759GU              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 555 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,IL                   CALEDONIA,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759GU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759GU-1982-02-26), registration cancelled 1982-02-26, S/N 18265990 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790315006089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315006089A), Mar 15, 1979: Cessna 182Q, Tipton, IA, Destroyed. Acft had new battery installed before this flt. Battery caught fire in flight. Forced landing in rough field.

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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