# NTSB LAX73AL043: Ham-Flugzeu HFB320, N320MC, Phoenix, AZ, March 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1973
- 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: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0523   73/3/9    PHOENIX,ARIZ        HAM-FLUGZEU HFB320  CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2024                    N320MC              PX-  0  0  7  CORP/EXEC                 44, 11672 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         SANTA FE,N MEX               SAN DIEGO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N320MC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320MC-1981-02-09), registration cancelled 1981-02-09, S/N 1034, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAM-FLUGZEU HFB320
- Registry model: [Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB 320 HANSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/hamburger-flugzeugbau-hfb-320-hansa) (registry code 4071204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730309008359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730309008359A), Mar 9, 1973: Hamflu HFB320, Phoenix, AZ, 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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