38.4093° N, 82.4335° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 21, 1985 · 19:00 local
Place
Huntington, WV
Airport
Tri State - Walker-Long Field
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6172Y
Reported as
Cessna 210
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total1,100 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Static on radio and low voltage light lit. Led to airport by other aircraft. Alternator field wire broken.
As the FAA filed it
STATIC ON RADIO AND LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT LIT. LED TO AIRPORT BY OTHER AIRCRAFT. ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE BROKEN.