OAK73FVD22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206 · Oakland, CA · December 24, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 24, 1972
Place
Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3867GCessna U206
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169275

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3864  72/12/24   OAKLAND,CALIF       CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 347
        TIME - 1906                    N3867G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMEDA,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- AFTR LDG SAFELY ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.ALTERNATOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N3867G
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Oakland

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.