# NTSB LAX79FUK02: Cessna 310, N3676D, Prescott, AZ, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2128  79/8/11    PRESCOTT,AZ         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1220
        TIME - 1245                    N3676D              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESCOTT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRINGS,CO         PRESCOTT,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FUEL PRES INDICATOR LINE (PN-S1168-2-26) SEPARATED AT CARB FITTING.EXPLOSION & FIRE ON LNDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3676D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3676D-2012-11-08), registration cancelled 2012-11-08, S/N 35376, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prescott

## 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 19790811024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811024239A), Aug 11, 1979: Cessna 310, Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Explosion & fire occurred in right engine and wing on landing roll. Found separated fuel pressure indicator line.

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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