# Accident 19861115067579A: Cessna 310K, Phoenix, AZ, November 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1986, 08:22 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6795° N, 112.0905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6795&lon=-112.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6953L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6953L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115067579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A STRANGE FIELD WAS MADE TO CLOSE AN UNLATCHED DOOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX87LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA063), Nov 15, 1986: Cessna 310K (N6953L), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6953L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030309004389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030309004389I), Mar 9, 2003: Cessna 310K (N6953L), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On March 9, 2003 a Cessna 310, N6953L, s/n 310K0053, owned and operated by Mr. Hubert h. chappell, had an engine fire during taxi to takeoff at the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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