# Incident 20010506015399I: Cessna 150L, Watsonville, CA, May 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1390Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010506015399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE TRANSPONDER ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTOR HAD VIBRATED INTO A POSITION WHERE IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ALTERNATOR TERMINAL BUSS BAR. THIS CAUSED A SHORT AND THE INSULATION ON THE ANTENNA CABLE GOT HOT AND STARTED SMOKING. THE CAUSE OF THE ANTENNA CABLE MOVEMENT, OTHER THAN POSSIBLE CLAMP BREAKAGE, WAS NOT DETERMINED.  RADIO SHOP IS TO INSPECT AND ISSUE M OR D WHEN CAUSE IS DETERMINED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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