# Incident 19961217044089I: Cessna 310Q, Rockford, IL, December 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1996, 15:11 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961217044089I

## Narrative

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

IKK SECTOR ADVISED STQ @ 2040Z THAT N6248Q WAS NORDO & NON RADAR, 48Q CALLED OUR FREQ LEVELED 61 ODS, HE WAS RADAR IDENTIFIED AND CONTINUED ON TO C77. HE WAS DESCENDED TO 3,000 FT. TO GET HIM INTO VFR CONDITIONS. HE WAS MANUALLY HANDED OFF TO RFD APPROACH CONTROL. RFD WAS TOLD THAT N6248Q HAD INTERMITTENT RADIO, NO TRANSPONDER, GEAR DOWN, TAS OF 130 KTS. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE TRANSFERRED AND VERIFIED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A DOUBLE ALTERNATOR FAILURE LT. ALTERNATORS POSITIVE POST BURNED OFF. RT ALTERNATOR BROKE THE BELT. THE PIC IS NOT AT FAULT PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM AAI-200 HIS NAME IS NOT BEING REPORTED TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE INCIDENT BEING INCLUDED ON HIS AIRMAN RECORD.

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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