# NTSB OAK78FVD21: Cessna 310R, N87316, Oakland, CA, March 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1978
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0337   78/3/6    OAKLAND,CA          CESSNA 310R         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N87316              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 32, 2350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO OAKLAND INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NV              OAKLAND,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BEARING ROD END,PART NO.KWB5,FAILED DUE TO UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87316](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87316), registered now, S/N 310R0512, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metro Oakland Int

## 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 19780306003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306003939A), Mar 6, 1978: Cessna T310R, Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Bearing rod end,part no.KWB5,failed due to undetermined cause.

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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