# Accident 19760202006249A: Cessna 320, Stella Maris, FL, February 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1976
- Place: Stella Maris, FL
- Airport: Stella Maris
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N5723X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5723X-1976-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,682 total, 72 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76RKT51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76RKT51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760202006249A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA76RKT51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76RKT51), Feb 2, 1976: Cessna 320 (N5723X), Stella Maris, Burkina Faso, destroyed

## Other reports on N5723X (1)

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

- [Accident 19740621017209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621017209A), Jun 21, 1974: Cessna 320 (N5723X), Shelter Island, NY, Substantial damage. Heavy rain shower stopped 5 mins. Prior to acft ldg.

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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