- Date
- December 28, 1976
- Place
- California Cty, CA · CALIFORNIA CTY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3986UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761228038539A
- Case key
- 156283
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3600 76/12/28 CALIFORNIA CTY,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 370 TIME - 0440 N3986U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALIFORNIA CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BISHOP,CA CALIFORNIA CTY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- GENERATOR OUT ENROUTE. HIT DIRT PILE TO R OF UNLTD RWY. BAT ELECTROLITE LOW & WOULD NOT HOLD CHG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3986U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- California City
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.