BLOOMSBURG, PA, USA
N7506G
CESSNA 172K
THE ACFT WAS ON AN IFR FLT EN ROUTE TO ALLEGHENY COUNTY ARPT AT 6000 FT WHEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE PLT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A MUDDY FLD. THE NOSE WHEEL CAUGHT IN MUD AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR SYSTEM FAILED DUE INTERNAL STRUCTURE WEAR WHICH SHORTED OUT THE ALTERNATOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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