- Date
- March 23, 1985, 12:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Gila Bend, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52711Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850323011959A
- Case key
- 24683
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise flt the acft's high voltage warning light illuminated and the alternator circuit breaker popped out. The plt reset the breaker which restored operation to the circuit. Later in the flt a fire erupted behind the instrumentpanal and soon thereafter, all eng pwr was lost. The cockpit filled with smoke and the plt glided the acft to a forced landing. During roll out the acft collided with a palo verde tree. The acft was destroyed by the fire. The component/ electrical system which initially malfunctioned and the resultant fire's point of origin were not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52711
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262788
- Airframe hours
- 1,538
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary Rasmussen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1984
- Departed
- L12 · Redlands, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 550 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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