# Incident 19870404027989I: Cessna 310R, Syracuse, NY, April 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1987, 02:05 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JNSA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17FA-2009-06-17) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 750 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404027989I

## Narrative

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

INCREASE IN RPM BEFORE ENGINE QUIT.  RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT.  FOUND A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE.

## Other reports on N17FA (2)

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

- [Incident 19960413017309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960413017309I), Apr 13, 1996: Cessna 310R (N17FA), Rochester, NY. Narrative: upon level flight the left engine oil pressure began fluctuating followed by total loss of pressure. Uneventful divert to Rochester. Found 3/4" hole…
- [Incident 19890110007049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110007049I), Jan 10, 1989: Cessna 310R (N17FA), Syracuse, NY. Left gear indication problem. Landed without incident. Indication system had wiring problem.

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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