# NTSB MIA78FLA05: Cessna 310B, N5387A, Cairo, GA, October 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1977
- Place: Cairo, GA · CAIRO, GA
- Location: 30.8792° N, 84.2055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8792&lon=-84.2055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3434   77/10/5   CAIRO,GA            CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1941                    N5387A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 2587 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAIRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMDEN,AL                   CAIRO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5387A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cairo

## 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 19771005034309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005034309A), Oct 5, 1977: Cessna 310B, Cairo, GA, Substantial damage

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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