# NTSB OAK77FA011: Cessna 310, N5321A, Fremont, CA, January 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1977
- Place: Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0433   77/1/8    FREMONT,CA          CESSNA 310          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1935                    N5321A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  27, 3900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PIC ATP IN SEL ONLY.COMM PRIV MEL.PIC BLD ALCHL O.15PC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5321A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5321A-1977-06-20), registration cancelled 1977-06-20, S/N 35521 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770108007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770108007489A), Jan 8, 1977: Cessna 310, Fremont, CA, Destroyed. PIC ATP in sel only. Comm priv MEL.PIC bld alchl o.15PC.

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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