41.3032° N, 95.8941° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 3, 1985 · 06:15 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JESA
Aircraft
N6121X
Reported as
Cessna T310R
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,450 total300 in this make and model300 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.
Fluctuation in fuel flow left engine before it quit. Safe landing. Rod failed.
As the FAA filed it
FLUCTUATION IN FUEL FLOW LEFT ENGINE BEFORE IT QUIT. SAFE LANDING. ROD FAILED.