- Date
- October 20, 1978
- Place
- Cairo, GA · CAIRO, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5387ACessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781020033589A
- Case key
- 138078
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4337 78/10/20 CAIRO,GA CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 353 TIME - 1505 N5387A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAIRO MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FL CAIRO,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5387A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cairo Municipal
N5387ARegistration cancelled May 6, 2021 · Piper PA-31-310Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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