# Accident 19740112001229A: Cessna 310, Wheeling, IL, January 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1974
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- 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: N671R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671R-1990-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,641 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112001229A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR PIN PART NR 089400-1 BROKE CAUSING LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 CHI74FEE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE47), Jan 12, 1974: Cessna 310 (N671R), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N671R (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891025064429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025064429I), Oct 25, 1989: Cessna 310 (N671R), Leesburg, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed while taxiing to the hangar.
- [Incident 19830117012989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117012989I), Jan 17, 1983: Cessna 310 (N671R), Belle Glade, FL, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Corrosion found on left down lock bushing and a bent push rod.

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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