# NTSB LAX72DUJ41: Cessna 310, N5262A, Marana, AZ, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Marana, AZ · MARANA, AZ
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3991   71/9/5    MARANA,ARIZ         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 285
        TIME - 2055                    N5262A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVRA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TURNED FNL 400FT AGL.HIT PWR LINES 60FT AGL,CRASH LNDD IN DESERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5262A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5262A-1971-10-22), registration cancelled 1971-10-22, S/N 35462 (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
- Airport: Avra Valley

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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