Narrative:

I departed doylestown (dyl) IFR for beaver county (bvi). Conditions were VMC throughout the flight. After I had reached my assigned altitude of 6000 ft, philadelphia approach advised me that they could not receive my transponder. I continued on my assigned route and shortly was able to hear but not talk to philadelphia approach. Near boyer intersection I switched frequencys to ZNY. They received my transmission and I told them that I had communication problems with philadelphia approach. I then noticed a low-voltage light and shut down unnecessary communication and navigation equipment. I attempted lost communications procedures by squawking 7600. I then called flight service on my cell phone and told them of my lost communication problems. While on V170 a few mi from ravine VOR my fuel gauges failed. I then squawked 1200, utilized the 'nearest airport' function of my GPS which idented bendigo (74N) at 9 mi. I started a descent, turned to a direct heading for bendigo and landed. While taxing I was able to talk to a commuter airliner and told them I was on the ground, which I believe they relayed to ZNY. After parking I was told by a person on the field that bendigo airport was closed by NOTAM to transient aircraft. I telephoned flight service, told them my location, that I had landed at an airport closed by NOTAM to transient aircraft, asked them to advise ZNY and close my IFR flight plan. I asked if there was anything else I needed to do. The flight service attendant said no, as far as he was concerned I had an emergency.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT HAS MECHAL PROBS, PLT HAS LOST COMS, DIVERTS TO NEAREST ARPT.

Narrative: I DEPARTED DOYLESTOWN (DYL) IFR FOR BEAVER COUNTY (BVI). CONDITIONS WERE VMC THROUGHOUT THE FLT. AFTER I HAD REACHED MY ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000 FT, PHILADELPHIA APCH ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT RECEIVE MY XPONDER. I CONTINUED ON MY ASSIGNED RTE AND SHORTLY WAS ABLE TO HEAR BUT NOT TALK TO PHILADELPHIA APCH. NEAR BOYER INTXN I SWITCHED FREQS TO ZNY. THEY RECEIVED MY XMISSION AND I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD COM PROBS WITH PHILADELPHIA APCH. I THEN NOTICED A LOW-VOLTAGE LIGHT AND SHUT DOWN UNNECESSARY COM AND NAV EQUIP. I ATTEMPTED LOST COMS PROCS BY SQUAWKING 7600. I THEN CALLED FLT SVC ON MY CELL PHONE AND TOLD THEM OF MY LOST COM PROBS. WHILE ON V170 A FEW MI FROM RAVINE VOR MY FUEL GAUGES FAILED. I THEN SQUAWKED 1200, UTILIZED THE 'NEAREST ARPT' FUNCTION OF MY GPS WHICH IDENTED BENDIGO (74N) AT 9 MI. I STARTED A DSCNT, TURNED TO A DIRECT HDG FOR BENDIGO AND LANDED. WHILE TAXING I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO A COMMUTER AIRLINER AND TOLD THEM I WAS ON THE GND, WHICH I BELIEVE THEY RELAYED TO ZNY. AFTER PARKING I WAS TOLD BY A PERSON ON THE FIELD THAT BENDIGO ARPT WAS CLOSED BY NOTAM TO TRANSIENT ACFT. I TELEPHONED FLT SVC, TOLD THEM MY LOCATION, THAT I HAD LANDED AT AN ARPT CLOSED BY NOTAM TO TRANSIENT ACFT, ASKED THEM TO ADVISE ZNY AND CLOSE MY IFR FLT PLAN. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE I NEEDED TO DO. THE FLT SVC ATTENDANT SAID NO, AS FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED I HAD AN EMER.

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.