# Accident 19761005033819A: Cessna 310, Sarasota, FL, October 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1976
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Gator Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5214A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5214A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,221 total, 359 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761005033819A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED HE HIT SOMETHING DRG LDG DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA77FLD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD04), Oct 5, 1976: Cessna 310 (N5214A), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage

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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