# Accident 19730924030979A: Cessna 310K, Wheeling, IL, September 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1973
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Chicagoland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7012L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7012L-2021-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,662 total, 304 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730924030979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALL BKN AND CRACKED SFCS WERE BRIGHT IN COLOR NO ABNML COND.ACFT HYDROPLANED,BRAKED,STRONG R TRACT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74FEE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE22), Sep 24, 1973: Cessna 310K (N7012L), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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