# Incident 19910930050909I: Cessna 210L, Punta Gorda, FL, September 30, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMTA
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1685X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1685X-2015-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910930050909I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON AN IFR FLIGHT. ENCOUNTERED VFR CONDITIONS AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N1685X (3)

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

- [Incident 19930228006499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228006499I), Feb 28, 1993: Cessna 210 (N1685X), Inverness, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19920507014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920507014129I), May 7, 1992: Cessna 210L (N1685X), Ft Myers, FL. Bounced on a crosswind landing. Main gear broke off and aircraft came to rest off runway on grass.
- [Accident 19821227066929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821227066929A), Dec 27, 1982: Cessna 210L (N1685X), Valdosta, GA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final approach. Crashed into trees short of the runway.

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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