# Incident 19961121041079I: Cessna 310Q, Sewanee, TN, November 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1996, 21:40 local time
- Place: Sewanee, TN
- Airport: Franklin County Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSSA
- Location: 35.2051° N, 85.8981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRANKLIN COUNTY (UOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2051&lon=-85.8981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78720, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961121041079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT 8000 FT. MSL, ABOVE CLOUD DECK, JUST PASSED CHATTANOOGA, PILOT HEARD CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE. HE VERIFIED LOSS OF POWER ON RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT THEN ASKED MEMPHIS CENTER FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT FEATHERED RIGHT ENGINE, DESCENDED TO 4000 FT MSL AND SET HIMSELF UP FOR APPROACH TO FRANKLIN COUNTY AIRPORT. PILOT EXECUTED A SAFE LANDING. THE NEXT DAY, MECHANIC CONFIRMED RIGHT HAND FUEL PUMP AND AN INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP.

## Other reports on N78720 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250613017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250613017159A), Jun 13, 2025: Cessna 182P (N78720), Hyampom, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that on June 13, 2025, at 10:30 local time during an attempt to land at the Hyampom Airport (H47), while on the turn from downwind to base…

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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