# Incident 19831228073249I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Boston, MA, December 28, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1983, 20:50 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BHAA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3249M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3249M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831228073249I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. FOUND HOLE IN CRANKCASE BETWEEN CYLINDERS 5 AND 6.

## Other reports on N3249M (1)

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

- [Incident 19840316021589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840316021589I), Mar 16, 1984: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3249M), Boston, MA. Nose gear tire deflated on landing.

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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