# Incident 19961217043899I: Cessna 310R, Omaha, NE, December 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1996, 21:17 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338C-2008-07-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961217043899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N5338C, A CESSNA 310R OPERATING AS STARCHECK 381 WAS ENROUTE FROM KANSAS CITY, MO TO OMAHA, NE ON 12/17/96. WHILE DESCENDING INTO OMAHA, THE PILOT SMELLED A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FAN (BLOWER MOTOR), CIRCUIT BREAKER (7277-2-5), AND INLINE 25W DROPPING RESISTOR (RE70G20RO). THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N5338C (2)

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

- [Incident 20080523847839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523847839I), May 23, 2008: Cessna 310R (N5338C), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot on cargo flight wixa flight 303 was enroute from kfar to kffm and the pilot extended the landing gear and heard a loud bang and the nose wheel did…
- [Accident 19840814073549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840814073549A), Aug 14, 1984: Cessna 310R (N5338C), Newark, NJ. A non employee was struck by idling engines props while trying to place a bill of lading in the nose baggage locker

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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