- Date
- July 3, 1981
- Place
- Irwindale, CA · IRWINDALE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5929JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810703037929A
- Case key
- 125443
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1179 81/7/3 IRWINDALE,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1407 N5929J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 60, 6135 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 467 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL MONTE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SMOKE & ODOR OF BURNT INSULATION FLWD BY FIRE FM BHND R SIDE OF INST PANEL NR ALTERNATOR AMMETER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5929J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.