# NTSB LAX73IL060: Cessna T310P, N5785M, Safford, AZ, May 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1973
- Place: Safford, AZ · SAFFORD, AZ
- Location: 32.8333° N, 109.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Safford, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8333&lon=-109.6974&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73IL060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73IL060

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785M-1980-04-10), registration cancelled 1980-04-10, S/N 310P-0085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310P
- Registry model: [Cessna T-310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-310p) (registry code 2074240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor 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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