38.9243° N, 85.9097° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FREEMAN MUNI (SER), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 16, 1981 · 19:10 local
Place
Seymour, IN
Airport
Freeman Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N37274
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO520M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total120 in this make and model150 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.
Za loud noise in left engine. Shut down and diverted to near airport. Internal failure, engine tear down due.
As the FAA filed it
ZA LOUD NOISE IN LEFT ENGINE. SHUT DOWN AND DIVERTED TO NEAR AIRPORT. INTERNAL FAILURE, ENGINE TEAR DOWN DUE.