# Accident 19760208005679A: Cessna 310Q, Homestead, FL, February 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1976
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7861Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7861Q-2003-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 32 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKT52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760208005679A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR OPENED DRG FLT,UN CLOSE,SECURED BY ROPE.

## 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 MIA76FKT52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT52), Feb 8, 1976: Cessna 310Q (N7861Q), Homestead, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7861Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19860329087119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860329087119I), Mar 29, 1986: Cessna 310Q (N7861Q), Sarasota - Brad, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear retraction resulted in a loud noise. Unable to extend nose gear. Door had not been reconnected.
- [Incident 19790111000839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111000839I), Jan 11, 1979: Cessna 310Q (N7861Q), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Zg unable to extend nose gear. Rod end had broken and bearing had pulled out of PN0842120-1 at idler arm.

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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