# Accident 19780806023529A: Cessna 320D, Olathe,Ks, KS, August 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Olathe,Ks, KS
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5731X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5731X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806023529A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78FCG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG57), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 320 (N5731X), Olathe, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5731X (2)

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

- [Incident 20220704011729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220704011729I), Jul 4, 2022: Cessna 320 (N5731X), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Date: jul 4, 2022 Time: 1706L (2106Z) Departure: pompano beach airpark (kpmp) Destination: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (kfxe) Weather: kfxe 042053Z…
- [Incident 19821028063229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821028063229I), Oct 28, 1982: Cessna 320 (N5731X), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up. Found gear system working normally. Failed to use landing checklist.

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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