# Accident 19830407011709A: Cessna 210L, Avon, CT, April 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1983, 23:50 local time
- Place: Avon, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.8098° N, 72.8307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8098&lon=-72.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59123 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830407011709A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER ON IFR DEPARTURE. HIT TREE ON EMERGENCY LANDING. VOLTAGE REGULATOR, BATTERY ALTERNATOR DEFECT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC83FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA086), Apr 8, 1983: Cessna 210L (N59123), Avon, CT, substantial damage

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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