# Incident 19810203012249I: Cessna 310L, NY, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: NY
- Airport: Dutchess Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.6266° N, 73.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Dutchess County Airport (POU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6266&lon=-73.8842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2274F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2274F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 260 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/19810203012249I

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND A HOLE IN CASE.

## Other reports on N2274F (1)

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

- [Incident 19820627050489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627050489I), Jun 27, 1982: Cessna 310L (N2274F), Stratford, CT, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Torque tube assembly failed, pn 084351015.

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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