# NTSB LAX78FUJ81: Cessna 310, N6972T, Grand Canyon, AZ, July 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1978
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUJ81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2644  78/7/13    GRAND CANYON,AZ     CESSNA 310          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 575
        TIME - 1430                    N6972T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRND CAN NAT PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  GRAND CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DWNWND ENGINES SURGING,FAILED TO MAKE RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6972T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6972T-1982-01-04), registration cancelled 1982-01-04, S/N 39272 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grnd Can Nat Park

## 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 19780713027869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713027869A), Jul 13, 1978: Cessna T310R, Grand Canyon, AZ, Destroyed. Dwnwnd engines surging,failed to make rnwy.

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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