# Incident 19890510030999I: Cessna 310R, Danville, IL, May 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1989, 15:42 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermilion County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CCVA
- Location: 40.1998° N, 87.5952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERMILION RGNL (DNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1998&lon=-87.5952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90FC) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 439 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890510030999I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LEFT ENGINE DUE TO CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. FEATHERED PROP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N90FC (2)

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

- [Incident 20011226034259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011226034259I), Dec 26, 2001: Cessna 310R (N90FC), Harrisburg, PA. (-23) During instrument approach, pilot noted unsafe landing gear indication involving the left main landing gear. Pilot completed the appropriate emergency…
- [Incident 19931020041949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931020041949I), Oct 20, 1993: Cessna 310R (N90FC), Rochester, NY. Unsafe nose gear light on approach. Recycled. Made flyby. Landed safely. Nose gear micro switch lubricated.

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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