# NTSB LAX80FUJ68: Cessna 310, N37670, Chandler, AZ, June 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1980
- Place: Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3706  80/6/15    CHANDLER,AZ         CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3912
        TIME - 0629                    N37670              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STELLAR AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLER,AZ                 BIG BEAR LAKE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SURPLUS MILITARY ACFT,USED AS STATIC TRAINING AIDE FOR YEARS.NO STAND A/W CERT.SPCL FLT PERMIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37670](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37670-2011-03-25), registration cancelled 2011-03-25, S/N 57-5875 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stellar Airpark

## 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 19800615022199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615022199A), Jun 15, 1980: Cessna 310, Chandler, AZ, Destroyed. Lost engine on takeoff. Tried to turn back, stalled, crashed, burned. Bad mag on left engine. Both engines poor.

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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