- Date
- July 12, 1973
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6798XCessna 310F
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730712022739A
- Case key
- 189221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2457 73/7/12 NR.PHOENIX,ARIZ CESSNA 310F CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 8400 TIME - 1042 N6798X PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FIRE IN ENG ACCESSORY SECT & WING,SOURCE NOT DETERMINED.TEST FLT DUE FUEL PRESS PROBLEM PREV FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6798X
- Reported as
- Cessna 310F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Deer Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.