# NTSB LAX77FUJ86: Cessna 310Q, N69724, Scottsdale, AZ, August 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2056  77/8/19    SCOTTSDALE,AZ       CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 3100
        TIME - 1814                    N69724              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULLHEAD CITY.AZ            SCOTTSDALE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOWER PUSH ROD BEARING FRACTURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N69724 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsdale Muni

## 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 19770819027529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819027529A), Aug 19, 1977: Cessna 310Q, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Lower push rod bearing fractured.

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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