# Incident 19881118061099I: Cessna T210M, Gallup, NM, November 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNXA
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761MU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761MU-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 130 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881118061099I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN IFR CONDITIONS. DESCENDED THROUGH BREAK AND LANDED. ARCING AT ALTERNATOR BATTERY TERMINAL.

## Other reports on N761MU (1)

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

- [Accident 19910301003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910301003779A), Mar 1, 1991: Cessna T210M (N761MU), Taos, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ineffective ice removal prior departure in snow and freezing rain. Crashed shortly after night departure.

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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