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Yes. I think it was last year on approach to the Ohio State airfield near
Columbus, a Baron lost radio. The pilot or co-pilot called the tower on a
cell to declare an emergency. Unfortunately, they crash landed in a
neighborhood. Memory not clear but serious injury, no death, plane totaled,
no houses affected. Don't know about FAA penalty.

Myself was caught without radio and power in an Arrow on a day local VFR
flight. Couldn't verify manual gear down, couldn't approach busy airfields
due to unobservant, non-couteous traffic. Fortunately made a safe landing
at a nearby low traffic airfield. No night or RG flying for me without a
cell or backup transceiver again.

"Art" <eastside@bright.net> wrote in message
news:tpsqrs0rqsue2ujucvo61c3h745kjhf87q@4ax.com...
> Anyone have, or hear of, an aexperience where the pilot lost radio
> contact and end up using a cell phone? I am thinking IFR here.... in
> the soup at 8,000 feet with celings of say 500 I dont think I would
> hesitate even though I would be opening up every cell for 500 miles
> and breaking a bunch of FCC rules.
>

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