# Accident 19780819031959A: Cessna T310R, Oklahoma City, OK, August 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1978
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Clarence Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5MD-1995-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 14 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819031959A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF ROLL.

## 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 FTW78FPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ36), Aug 19, 1978: Cessna 310C (N5MD), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5MD (2)

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

- [Incident 19931226049739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931226049739I), Dec 26, 1993: Cessna 310C (N5MD), Point Lookout, MO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear, landed gear up.
- [Incident 19780527040749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527040749I), May 27, 1978: Cessna 310C (N5MD), Bethany, OK, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed after touchdown. Inspection revealed the gear out of adjustment, failure not known.

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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