- Date
- February 8, 1970
- Place
- Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7738CCessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0824 70/2/8 EUREKA,CALIF CESSNA 195 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 752 TIME - 1515 N7738C PX- 0 0 2 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MURRAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUREKA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- PAX SMELLED FUEL AFTER T/O. PLT RET TO FLD. ON T/D ACFT EXPLODED IN AREA OF L REAR PAX SEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7738C
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Murray
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