# Incident 19810410035259I: Cessna 310H, Irvine, CA, April 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Irvine, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6695° N, 117.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irvine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6695&lon=-117.8231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62UT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62UT-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310H (registry code 2074220, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,857 total, 12 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410035259I

## Narrative

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

ZG POWER LOSS IN LEFT ENGINE DURING CLIMB. RETURNED TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N62UT (1)

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

- [Incident 19800515043249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515043249I), May 15, 1980: Cessna 310 (N62UT), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear assembly failed during turn onto taxiway. Nut in axle-through bolt was missing.

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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