Aviation accident ERA15LA323

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA 150 near Dorado (2015-08-22)
Start: 2015-08-22
Location: Dorado, PR, USA

SERS · CESSNA 150 · 2015-08-22 · Dorado, PR, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA15LA323
Event ID: 20150824X05749
Type: Accident
Date: 2015-08-22
Location: Dorado, PR, USA
Coordinates: 18.436666, -66.278053

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 150
Registration: N4057V
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A short circuit of unknown origin, which resulted in electrical arcing in the engine compartment and smoke in the cockpit, which necessitated a precautionary landing to a field.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown