19800815041039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 337G · Bloomington, IL · August 15, 1980

Date
August 15, 1980 · 21:45 local
Place
Bloomington, IL
Airport
Bloomington-Norma
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53517
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEV36
Reported as
Cessna 337G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
335 total96 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost all electrical equipment on night flight due to low battery. Landed short of runway on unscheduled landing.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ON NIGHT FLIGHT DUE TO LOW BATTERY. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON UNSCHEDULED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.