# Accident 19771201039749A: Cessna 310P, Saginaw, MI, December 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1977
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Tri-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,695 total, 77 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771201039749A

## Narrative

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

LDG GEAR IMPROPERLY RIGGED.

## 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 CHI78FEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM05), Dec 1, 1977: Cessna 310P (N310AW), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N310AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19851214066969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851214066969I), Dec 14, 1985: Cessna 310 (N310AW), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Loud bang heard with gear retraction. Unable to lower nose gear. Linkage rods to door not connected.

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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