# Incident 19850531035879I: Cessna T210N, Lubbock, TX, May 31, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1985, 09:35 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6527N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6527N-2022-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850531035879I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL DURING IFR CLIMB. DESCENDED TO VFR AND AIRPORT. BATTERY LACKED WATER AND ELECTROLYTE, REPLACED.

## Other reports on N6527N (2)

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

- [Incident 19881021062089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021062089I), Oct 21, 1988: Cessna T210N (N6527N), Amarillo, TX. VFR pilot returned due to IFR condition at destination. Declared emergency due to low fuel and IFR weather.
- [Incident 19841114064799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841114064799I), Nov 14, 1984: Cessna T210N (N6527N), Lubbock, TX. Gear would not retract. Returned for landing. Squat switch separated.

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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