# Incident 19870116078689I: Cessna 310R, South Burlingto, VT, January 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: South Burlingto, VT
- Airport: Sky Acres
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JNSA
- Location: 44.4167° N, 73.1662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY ACRES (VT25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4167&lon=-73.1662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1909G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1909G-2022-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-M (registry code 17233, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870116078689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED. BRAKES SET. ACCELERATED. FAILED TO STOP ENGINE. STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT. MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FROZEN.

## Other reports on N1909G (3)

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

- [Accident 19860422014739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860422014739A), Apr 22, 1986: Cessna 310R (N1909G), Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. The right wing bracket fractured on landing. The aircraft taxied to ramp. Break showed signs of overstress failure.
- [Incident 19851217065409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217065409I), Dec 17, 1985: Cessna 310R (N1909G), Ogdensburg, NY. Right engine shutdown due to frozen throttle cable. Uneventful landing.
- [Incident 19800328040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328040119I), Mar 28, 1980: Cessna 310R (N1909G), Jamaica, NY. Pilot unable to obtain a down safe light for the left main. Switch acutator bent, not contacting switch.

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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