# Accident 19780306003939A: Cessna T310R, Oakland, CA, March 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1978
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metro Oakland Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87316, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 65 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306003939A

## Narrative

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

BEARING ROD END,PART NO.KWB5,FAILED DUE TO UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

## 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 OAK78FVD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD21), Mar 6, 1978: Cessna 310R (N87316), Oakland, CA, 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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