Single engine aircraft loses all electrical power and communication in msp airspace.

Attributes
ACN	417524
Time
Date	199810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stp airport : stp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1904 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	417524
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Lost electrical power and all communication with departure control. Used GPS to navigation to dubuque municipal -- my destination. Flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SINGLE ENG ACFT LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL PWR AND COM IN MSP AIRSPACE.

Narrative: LOST ELECTRICAL PWR AND ALL COM WITH DEP CTL. USED GPS TO NAV TO DUBUQUE MUNI -- MY DEST. FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.