Narrative:

Filed IFR from watertown, wis to st joseph, mo. While at 8000 ft we lost all electrical power we had no radio, navigation aid etc. Our hand-held was unable to pick any one up. We continued to fly to west as we knew VFR condition existed. Once we found a hole 30 mins later, we followed mississippi river until we landed at dubuque. The people at 'FBO' said the problem was with the alternator, it went bad.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOST COM PROC FOLLOWED AFTER LOSS OF PRIMARY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY IN SMA IN IMC CONDITIONS.

Narrative: FILED IFR FROM WATERTOWN, WIS TO ST JOSEPH, MO. WHILE AT 8000 FT WE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL PWR WE HAD NO RADIO, NAV AID ETC. OUR HAND-HELD WAS UNABLE TO PICK ANY ONE UP. WE CONTINUED TO FLY TO W AS WE KNEW VFR CONDITION EXISTED. ONCE WE FOUND A HOLE 30 MINS LATER, WE FOLLOWED MISSISSIPPI RIVER UNTIL WE LANDED AT DUBUQUE. THE PEOPLE AT 'FBO' SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ALTERNATOR, IT WENT BAD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.