# Incident 19780207006889I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Indianapolis, IN, February 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3292Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3292Q-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207006889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SURGES AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT REDUCED POWER ON THE SURGING ENGINE AND RETURNED. WATER FOUND IN THE STRAINERS.

## Other reports on N3292Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820727040609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820727040609I), Jul 27, 1982: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3292Q), Shreveport, LA. Lost oil pressure on approach. Dirt under pressure relief valve.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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