# Incident 19910721035029I: Cessna T210M, Mc Allen, TX, July 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1991, 10:40 local time
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761FX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761FX-2009-06-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721035029I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AT CRUISE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND ALTERNATOR BELT HAD DISINTEGRATED.

## Other reports on N761FX (2)

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

- [Incident 20060425009379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060425009379I), Apr 25, 2006: Cessna T210M (N761FX), Weslaco, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was operating N761FX, a Cessna T210 aircraft, on a local flight in the mcallen/Weslaco Texas area. Pilot in command was demonstrating a landing…
- [Incident 19990607024259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990607024259I), Jun 7, 1999: Cessna T210M (N761FX), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. Pilot stated airport had numerous jets in his traffic pattern area and was distracted in his attempts to locate possible conflicting aircraft. Pilot admits to…

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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