# Incident 19981025036579I: Cessna TR182, Reno, NV, October 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4991° N, 119.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/TAHOE INTL (RNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4761T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4761T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025036579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE IN ROUTE FROM RENO, NEVADA TO PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.  WHILE FLYING UNDER AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, HOWEVER, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME.  PILOT CONTACTED OAKLAND CENTER ON HAND HELD RADIO, CANCELED IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND CONTINUED VFR TO DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N4761T (2)

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

- [Incident 20200521011069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200521011069I), May 21, 2020: Cessna TR182 (N4761T), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. The PIC, was flying his registered aircraft, N4761T, for personal travel. Upon preparing to land at khwd, the PIC lowered his landing gear, and noticed the…
- [Incident 20010722018539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722018539I), Jul 22, 2001: Cessna TR182 (N4761T), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Nose landing gear collapsed upon landing. Pilot reported that everything was normal prior to touchdown. No mechanical aberrations were noted during…

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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