# Accident 19871012063169A: Cessna 310P, Bay St Louis, MS, October 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1987, 23:00 local time
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS
- Airport: Stennis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3678° N, 89.4546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STENNIS INTL (HSA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3678&lon=-89.4546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5779M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5779M-1991-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,684 total, 49 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871012063169A

## Narrative

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

HIT A DITCH AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR WHILE TAXIING ON A GRASS STRIP AT 65MPH. AIRCRAFT WAS SIEZED BY CUSTOMS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5779M (1)

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

- [Accident 19760403007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403007359A), Apr 3, 1976: Cessna 310P (N5779M), Willard, OH, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25 KTS.

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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