# Accident 19911122053409A: Cessna 310R, St Paul, MN, November 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1991, 05:50 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 44.8799° N, 93.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8799&lon=-93.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35H-2012-10-04) (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: 3,337 total, 1,145 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911122053409A

## Narrative

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

LOST 2 PROPELLER BLADES OFF RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. SECURED ENGINE. LANDED SAFE. ONE BLADE TORE THRU NOSE SECTION

## 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 CHI92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA031), Nov 22, 1991: Cessna 310R (N35H), South St Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE PROPELLER HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN METAL FATIGUE AND PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATION DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT.

## Other reports on N35H (2)

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

- [Incident 19880801057669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880801057669I), Aug 1, 1988: Cessna 310R (N35H), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go around made as propeller hit runway. Landed safely on second try.
- [Incident 19861203073989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861203073989I), Dec 3, 1986: Cessna 310R (N35H), Pella, IA. Returned with engine SHUTD0WN. Engine had started to vibrate and oil pressure dropped. Malfunction unreported.

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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