19781120025989I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Louisville, KY · November 20, 1978

Date
November 20, 1978 · 08:45 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3134L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dip stick not properly secured. Engine shut down due to oil loss. Single generator failed due to overload.

As the FAA filed it

DIP STICK NOT PROPERLY SECURED. ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL LOSS. SINGLE GENERATOR FAILED DUE TO OVERLOAD.