# Incident 19880609033099I: Cessna T210N, Buffalo, NY, June 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1988, 17:50 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6126Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6126Y) (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: 800 total, 90 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880609033099I

## Narrative

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

LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT CAME ON. NO OUTPUT FROM ALTERNATOR. LANDED. FOUND FIELD WIRE BROKEN AT THE ALTERNATOR.

## Other reports on N6126Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19920211010769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920211010769I), Feb 11, 1992: Cessna T210N (N6126Y), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found the actuator bearing end had failed.

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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