# Incident 19860824065039I: Cessna T210N, Altoona, PA, August 24, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Altoona Blair County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2964° N, 78.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTOONA/BLAIR COUNTY (AOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2964&lon=-78.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210PW) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 375 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824065039I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. PILOT USED PORTABLE RADIO AND SAFELY LANDED. VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N210PW (2)

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

- [Accident 19951122041742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951122041742A), Nov 22, 1995: Cessna T210N (N210PW), Ocala, FL, Minor damage. IFR dual on missed approach collided with N2114P making t and g after LOC approach. Plane higher had right of way.
- [Incident 19920427017469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920427017469I), Apr 27, 1992: Cessna T210N (N210PW), Monongahela, PA, Minor damage. Pilot neglected to select gear down position. Landed gear up. Warning horn disconnected.

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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