GILA BEND, AZ, USA
N52711
CESSNA 182P
WHILE IN CRUISE FLT THE ACFT'S HIGH VOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED OUT. THE PLT RESET THE BREAKER WHICH RESTORED OPERATION TO THE CIRCUIT. LATER IN THE FLT A FIRE ERUPTED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENTPANAL AND SOON THEREAFTER, ALL ENG PWR WAS LOST. THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE PLT GLIDED THE ACFT TO A FORCED LANDING. DURING ROLL OUT THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A PALO VERDE TREE. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE COMPONENT/ ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH INITIALLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE RESULTANT FIRE'S POINT OF ORIGIN WERE NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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