- Date
- November 9, 1988, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Montezuma, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5359UCessna U206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881109050389A
- Case key
- 34720
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Analysis
While on a VFR cross country cargo flight, the commercial plt said his alternator failed and that within eight minutes he lost electrical power and was unable to operate the navigation instruments. He continued toward his destination about 2 more hours when weather conditions deteriorated and darkness arrived. Unsure of his location he spotted runway lights below and spiraled down to land on the uncontrolled airstrip. During the downwind landing attempt on wet turf he was unable to stop and collided with a fence causing substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5359U
- Reported as
- Cessna U206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20605240
- Airframe hours
- 2,845
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Rohl, Lawrence E.
- Registered owner
- Rohl, Lawrence E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 7, 1988 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- BKL · Cleveland, OH
- Destination
- RAP · Rapid City, SD
- Airport
- 7C5 · Sig Field, runway 18, 2,770 × 105 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,017 total · 53 in this make and model · 958 as pilot in command · 119 in the last 90 days · 51 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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