- Date
- February 20, 1965
- Place
- Newhall, CA · NEWHALL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4382UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179485
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0478 65/2/20 NEWHALL CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N4382U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS-GENERATOR FIELD CIRCUIT SHORTED. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE OVERLOADED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4382U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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