# NTSB LAX74AL004: Cessna 310F, N6798X, Phoenix, AZ, July 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 12, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL004

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6798X-1978-09-18), registration cancelled 1978-09-18, S/N 310-0098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Deer Valley

## 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 19730712022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730712022739A), Jul 12, 1973: Cessna T310R, Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fire in eng accessory sect & wing,source not determined. Test flt due fuel press problem prev flt.

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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