# NTSB LAX73FUJ45: Cessna 310G, N8975Z, Phoenix, AZ, December 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 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 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUJ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2654  72/12/27   PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 3000
        TIME - 1626                    N8975Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARKER,ARIZ                 PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BROKEN NOSE GR PUSH-PULL ROD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8975Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8975Z-2013-01-18), registration cancelled 2013-01-18, S/N 310G0075, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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