# Incident 19841010065959I: Cessna 310R, Rochester, NY, October 10, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87490, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87490) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,990 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841010065959I

## Narrative

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

OIL ON COWLING AFTER SURGE FROM ENGINE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED. CASE WAS BROKEN OPEN.

## Other reports on N87490 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960705029499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705029499I), Jul 5, 1996: Cessna 310R (N87490), Eugene, OR. Narrative: at level flight cruise, right engine failed. No noise. Tried restart, no success, feathered engine and landed at Eugene airport without incident.…
- [Incident 19850116002539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850116002539I), Jan 16, 1985: Cessna 310R (N87490), Rochester, NY. Overspeed of prop on new engine test flight. Determined governor from old engine was inoperative.

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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