# NTSB CHI66F0008: Cessna 310, N1747H, Michigan City, IN, May 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1965
- Place: Michigan City, IN · MICHIGAN CITY, IN
- Location: 41.7088° N, 86.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7088&lon=-86.8669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1303  65/5/20    MICHIGAN CITY IND   CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 620
        TIME - 0100                    N1747H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1747H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillips

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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