# NTSB Accident ERA15LA323
> **CESSNA 150** · 2015-08-22 · Dorado, PR, USA · SERS
## 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.

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