# Accident 19740213031609A: Cessna 310P, Opa Locka, FL, February 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1974
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5875M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5875M-1974-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 192 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740213031609A

## Narrative

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

ELEV TRIM CABLE STRAND BKN.TRIM JAMMED IN NOSE DWN PSN.PREV TRIM PROBLEM PITCH UP.PLACED DWN PSN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74AM069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM069), Feb 13, 1974: Cessna 310P (N5875M), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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