- Date
- May 17, 1973
- Place
- Safford, AZ · SAFFORD, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5785MCessna T310P
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189853
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0014 73/5/17 NR.SAFFORD,ARIZ CESSNA T310P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 15000 TIME - 0700 N5785M PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ EL PASO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: CLAMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- L ENG TURBOCHARGER V BAND CLAMP FAILED,ALLOWED HOT AIR & HEAT TRANSFER TO ENG NACELLE COMPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5785M
- Reported as
- Cessna T310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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