Cessna 150D N4313U

Summary

On 23 June 2002 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N4313U was involved in an accident near Louisburg, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 June 2002 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Louisburg, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Ball Airport (79NC)

Coordinates

36.1342, -78.2817

Aircraft

Cessna 150D

Registration

N4313U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA02LA118

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the pilot-in-command to follow emergency procedures after smelling smoke that resulted in an electrical fire, damage to the airplane, and a forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he had dropped a glider at 2,500 feet above ground level, and was returning to the airport. He turned base to final about 1/2 mile from the airport when he noted smoke coming from the right side instrument panel. As he got closer to the ground the smoke became flames. He landed, stopped and exited the airplane. The investigation revealed that the insulation on the electric wiring from the master relay on the firewall, had burned along the entire wire. The wire had no in line circuit protection other than the airplane's master switch, and in this case the pilot did not turn the master switch off until the airplane stopped.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.