# Accident 19871206082429A: Cessna 310R, Hector, NY, December 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1987, 22:45 local time
- Place: Hector, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MGFA
- Location: 42.4992° N, 76.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4992&lon=-76.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5052J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5052J-1988-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,798 total, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206082429A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES AIRCRAFT FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN AIR AND AIRFRAME FAILURE PRIOR CRASH. FIRE BOTTLE USED. LOOSE FUEL LINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC88FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA051), Dec 7, 1987: Cessna 310R (N5052J), Hector, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5052J (2)

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

- [Incident 19870529078459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529078459I), May 29, 1987: Cessna 310R (N5052J), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with gear up. System was checked and gear position indications were all normal.
- [Accident 19760718021781A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718021781A), Jul 18, 1976: Cessna 310R (N5052J), Torrence, CA, Substantial damage. Brakes failed,hit other acft.

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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