# Accident 19760718021781A: Cessna 310R, Torrence, CA, July 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1976
- Place: Torrence, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Aircraft: N5052J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5052J-1988-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,310 total, 115 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718021781A

## Narrative

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

BRAKES FAILED,HIT OTHER ACFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N39238, Tcraft BC12D: [Accident 19760718021782A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718021782A)

## 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 LAX76FUA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA29), Jul 18, 1976: Cessna 310 (N5052J), Torrance, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N5052J (2)

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

- [Accident 19871206082429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206082429A), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 310R (N5052J), Hector, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates aircraft fire and explosion in air and airframe failure prior crash. Fire bottle used. Loose fuel line.
- [Incident 19870529078459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529078459I), May 29, 1987: Cessna 310R (N5052J), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with gear up. System was checked and gear position indications were all normal.

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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