- Date
- October 5, 1976
- Place
- Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5214ACessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761005033819A
- Case key
- 156746
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3731 76/10/5 SARASOTA,FL CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1221 TIME - 1130 N5214A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 359 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GATOR CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARASOTA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HE HIT SOMETHING DRG LDG DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5214A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gator Creek
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.