# Incident 19961104038489I: Cessna 310R, Cedar Rapids, IA, November 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1996, 22:14 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A59A
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N677WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N677WC-2008-09-03) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 225 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961104038489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 11-04-96 AT 21:45 CST N677WC, A CE-310-R DEPARTED NEWTON, IOWA WITH 4 PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT, ENROUTE TO SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. AT 22:14 N677WC EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH CONTROL AND REQUESTED VECTOR'S TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT CID AT 22:22 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A CONTRACT MECHANIC FROM SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON N677WC AND REPAIRED A FUEL LINE THAT WAS BROKEN AT THE #1 CYLINDER OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. N677WC AND REPAIRED A FUEL LINE THAT WAS BROKEN AT THE #1 CYLINDER OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. N677WC WAS RETURNED INTO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N677WC (3)

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

- [Incident 19961105038649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961105038649I), Nov 5, 1996: Cessna 310R (N677WC), Cedar Rapids, IA. Narrative: on 11-05-96 at approximately 13:52 CST N677WC departed cid on a part 91 flight with no passengers and one pilot enroute to south bend, Indiana.…
- [Incident 19900817046639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817046639I), Aug 17, 1990: Cessna 310R (N677WC), Syracuse, NY. Radios inoperative after takeoff. Returned. Battery was shorted. Starter clutch defective. Starter relay faulty.
- [Incident 19850913053249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850913053249I), Sep 13, 1985: Cessna 310R (N677WC), Walton, NY. Left engine suddenly lost power. Engine shut down and safe landing at destination. Report on mechanical to follow.

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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