C310 pilot has total electrical failure in IMC. Continues to destination.

Attributes
ACN	326718
Time
Date	199601
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pik
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	326718
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I had total electrical failure, no power at all. I was in IMC conditions in a descent when I lost all power including radios. Knowing what the approximately conditions were at ptk I continued to descend to approximately 2500 ft, figure out my location and flew VFR to ptk and landed. I immediately called flight service and ZOB and told them I was on the ground at ptk.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C310 PLT HAS TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN IMC. CONTINUES TO DEST.

Narrative: I HAD TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, NO PWR AT ALL. I WAS IN IMC CONDITIONS IN A DSCNT WHEN I LOST ALL PWR INCLUDING RADIOS. KNOWING WHAT THE APPROX CONDITIONS WERE AT PTK I CONTINUED TO DSND TO APPROX 2500 FT, FIGURE OUT MY LOCATION AND FLEW VFR TO PTK AND LANDED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED FLT SVC AND ZOB AND TOLD THEM I WAS ON THE GND AT PTK.

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.