# NTSB LAX72FUJ68: Cessna 310, N111R, Phoenix, AZ, February 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1972
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUJ68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2028  72/2/13    PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 9502
        TIME - 1635                    N111R               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4008 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ORIG STEEL RIVETS ON N GR RETRACT ROD P/N0842120-1 HAD BEEN REPLACED BY AN-455 ALUM BRAZIER RIVETS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111R-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 35036, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N111R (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 DEN69F0196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0196), Jan 12, 1969: Cessna 310 (N111R), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

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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