# Incident 20100119026019I: Cessna 402B, Valentine, NE, January 19, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2010, 07:55 local time
- Place: Valentine, NE
- Airport: Valentine Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DUFA
- Location: 42.8739° N, 100.5470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valentine, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8739&lon=-100.5470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3796C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3796C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100119026019I

## Narrative

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

N3796C, CESSNA 402B, WAS OPERATED AS DKT1576 BY BUSINESS AVIATION COURIER INC DBA ENCORE AIR CARGO.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA TO VALENTINE, NE WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY AT VALENTINE.MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE #5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE.  THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.ENGINE TT 1451 HOURS, TBO 1600 HOURS.

## Other reports on N3796C (1)

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

- [Incident 20030204006129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030204006129I), Feb 4, 2003: Cessna 402B (N3796C), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Shortly after landing on roll out right main gear collapsed. Minor damage to gear doors, right landing light and right flap. Aircraft came to rest on…

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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