# NTSB LAX71FUJ49: Cessna 310, N5234A, Phoenix, AZ, December 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1970
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUJ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUJ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234A-1981-07-06), registration cancelled 1981-07-06, S/N 21063321 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbo

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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