WOODLAND, CA, USA
N76073
CESSNA 172N
THE AIRCREW REPORTED THAT AS THE ACFT WAS ENTERING A LEFT DOWNWIND TO LAND ON RWY 34, SPARKS, FIRE & SMOKE WERE OBSERVED EMANATING FROM THE ENG COMPARTMENT. REPORTEDLY, THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE ACFT, SHUT DOWN THE ENG & ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 16. DURING THE APCH TO LAND. THE ACFT STRUCK WIRES PARALLELING THE RWY & CRASHED. THE WIRES WERE LOCATED ABOUT 500 FT WEST OF RWY 16. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH FIRE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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