# NTSB LAX77FUJ49: Cessna 310, N7532Q, Chambers, AZ, May 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1977
- Place: Chambers, AZ · CHAMBERS, AZ
- Location: 35.1886° N, 109.4332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chambers, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1886&lon=-109.4332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1864  77/5/13  NR.CHAMBERS,AZ        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1605
        TIME - 1225                    N7532Q              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 268 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE COUNTY,CA            ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT UN FEATHER RUNAWAY R PROP. GOVERNOR CTL ARM CAME LOOSE. LND IN DESERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7532Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7532Q-1977-10-26), registration cancelled 1977-10-26, S/N 310Q0032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770513023699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770513023699A), May 13, 1977: Cessna 310Q, Chambers, AZ, Destroyed. Plt un feather runaway r prop. Governor ctl arm came loose. Lnd in desert.

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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