# Incident 19800314045429I: Cessna 210L, Wabash, IN, March 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wabash, IN
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8028° N, 85.8292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabash, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8028&lon=-85.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2290S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2290S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800314045429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALTERNATOR FAILED DURING CLIMB OUT. CONTINUED FLIGHT, LOST COMMUNICATION DUE TO DRAIN ON BATTERY.

## Other reports on N2290S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921031049139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031049139I), Oct 31, 1992: Cessna 210 (N2290S), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19900418010039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418010039I), Apr 18, 1990: Cessna 210L (N2290S), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Engine failed en route. Forced landing in field. Found cylinder hold down studs sheared and piston assembly departed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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