# NTSB MIA77FLD04: Cessna 310, N5214A, Sarasota, FL, October 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1976
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5214A), registered now, S/N 35414, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gator Creek

## 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 19761005033819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761005033819A), Oct 5, 1976: Cessna 310, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Plt reported he hit something drg ldg day before the accident.

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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