# Incident 19780409009649I: Cessna 340CESSNA, Jamaica, NY, April 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1978, 01:15 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5878M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5878M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 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/19780409009649I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE. FOUND FOULED SPARK PLUG AND WORN IGNITION LEAD.

## Other reports on N5878M (1)

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

- [Incident 20000602017809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000602017809I), Jun 2, 2000: Cessna 340CESSNA (N5878M), Dallas, TX. (-23)Aircraft departed Dallas Love Field @ 0940 hours. On climb, noticed insufficient power for engine settings. Retarded throttles one at a time, confirmed #2…

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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