# NTSB MIA74FLD56: Cessna 310, N5296A, Brooksville, FL, January 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1974
- Place: Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLD56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0180  74/1/26  NR.BROOKSVILLE,FLA    CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1228
        TIME - 1545                    N5296A              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNANDO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BROOKSVILLE,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- DMG TO LDG GR COMPONENTS PRECLUDED CAUSE OF L GR COLLAPSE.ACFT FLOWN 6HR AFTR ANNUAL INSP 1/21/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5296A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hernando County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740126002809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740126002809A), Jan 26, 1974: Cessna 310, Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. Dmg to ldg gr components precluded cause of l gr collapse. Acft flown 6HR aftr annual insp 1/21/74.

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.

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