Cessna 310F N6798X
12 July 1973 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 July 1973 at about 10:42 local time, a Cessna 310F registered N6798X, operated by Saguaro Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Deer Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310F
- Registration
- N6798X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Saguaro Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Phoenix, Ariz → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2457
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FIRE IN ENG ACCESSORY SECT & WING, SOURCE NOT DETERMINED.TEST FLT DUE FUEL PRESS PROBLEM PREV FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1973 | Cessna 310 | Provo, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 12 May 1973 | Cessna 310 | Menard, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1973 | Cessna 310L | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | Capitol Air SE | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 1973 | Cessna 310C | Yakima, Washington, United States | Capital Airway | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1973 | Cessna 310J | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Aug 1973 | Cessna 310 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |