LAX71FUJ49

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Phoenix, AZ · December 2, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 2, 1970
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5234ACessna 310
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159090

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4325   70/12/2   PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0053                    N5234A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 1617 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            68 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX SKY HARBO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FERNANDO,CALIF          PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD TO TWR RT BRAKE WEAK,DECLINED ASSISTANCE. HIT N338A SUBS DMGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5234A
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbo

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.