# Incident 19870401014129I: Cessna 310R, Nashua, NH, April 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1987, 09:55 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JESA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 71.4905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashua, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-71.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5215C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5215C-2015-10-14) (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 IO520MB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,315 total, 935 in this make and model, 286 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401014129I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED WITH LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, FOUND STUCK STARTER SOLENOID.

## Other reports on N5215C (2)

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

- [Incident 19880120019019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880120019019I), Jan 20, 1988: Cessna 310R (N5215C), Louisville, KY. Taxiing at high steep pilot veered off taxiway into the grass. Became stuck in the mud. Blamed seat slipped back.
- [Incident 19850919060579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919060579I), Sep 19, 1985: Cessna 310R (N5215C), Baton Rouge, LA. During hot start on engine pilot over primed. Vapors from exhaust stack ignited momentarily. No damage.

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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