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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Palm Springs, CA · January 3, 2001

Date: January 3, 2001 · 12:27 local
Place: Palm Springs, CA
Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N718SP
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total3,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N718SPRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2008 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8647 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) N718SP, a Cessna 172-S departed psp (Palm Springs airport) after takeoff plane expereinced complete electrical failure. Because of electric system failure pilot could not transmit. Pilot returned to psp(Palm Springs airport) and landed safely. Maintenance found the a/c battery had experienced a dead short in a cell resulting in the electrically failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N718SP, A CESSNA 172-S DEPARTED PSP (PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT) AFTER TAKEOFF PLANE EXPEREINCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. BECAUSE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILURE PILOT COULD NOT TRANSMIT. PILOT RETURNED TO PSP(PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT) AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE A/C BATTERY HAD EXPERIENCED A DEAD SHORT IN A CELL RESULTING IN THE ELECTRICALLY FAILURE.